The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us; he said: al-Layth narrated to us, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, from Hafsah, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that when the call for the dawn prayer was made, he would pray two brief rak‘ahs before rising to go to the prayer. Salim also related it from Ibn ‘Umar, from Hafsah.

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us; he said: ‘Abd al-Razzaq informed us; he said: Ma‘mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, who said: Ibn ‘Umar told me that Hafsah informed him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak‘ahs before dawn, after dawn had already risen.

Al-Husayn ibn ‘Isa informed us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from ‘Amr, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father, who said: Hafsah informed me that when dawn brightened, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray two rak‘ahs.

Mahmud ibn Khalid informed us; he said: al-Walid narrated to us, from Abu ‘Amr, from Yahya, who said: Abu Salamah narrated to me, from ‘A’ishah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two brief rak‘ahs between the call and the iqamah for the dawn prayer.

Isma‘il ibn Mas‘ud informed us; he said: Khalid narrated to us; he said: Hisham narrated to us; he said: Yahya narrated to us, from Abu Salamah, who asked ‘A’ishah about the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) night prayer. She said: ‘He used to pray thirteen rak‘ahs: he would pray eight rak‘ahs, then witr, then two rak‘ahs seated. When he wished to bow, he would stand and then bow. He would pray two rak‘ahs between the call and the iqamah for the dawn prayer.’

Ahmad ibn Nasr informed us; he said: ‘Amr ibn Muhammad narrated to us; he said: ‘Aththam ibn ‘Ali narrated to us; he said: al-A‘mash narrated to us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray the two rak‘ahs of Fajr when he heard the call to prayer, and he would make them brief. Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said: ‘This hadith is munkar [a rejected or anomalous report].’

Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us; he said: ‘Abdullah narrated to us; he said: Yunus informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: al-Sa’ib ibn Yazid informed me that Shurayh al-Hadrami was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘That is a man who does not take the Qur’an as a pillow.’

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Malik, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from a man whom he considered acceptable, who informed him that ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) informed him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘If someone has a regular night prayer but sleep overcomes him, Allah records for him the reward of his prayer, and his sleep is charity granted to him.’

Abu Dawud informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn Sulayman narrated to us; he said: Abu Ja‘far al-Razi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from al-Aswad ibn Yazid, from ‘A’ishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever has a regular prayer that he performs at night but sleeps through it, that is charity Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has bestowed upon him, and He records for him the reward of his prayer.’

Ahmad ibn Nasr informed us; he said: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us; he said: Abu Ja‘far al-Razi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from ‘A’ishah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar to the preceding report. Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said: ‘Abu Ja‘far al-Razi is not strong in hadith.’

Harun ibn ‘Abdullah informed us; he said: Husayn ibn ‘Ali narrated to us, from Za’idah, from Sulayman, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from ‘Abdah ibn Abi Lubabah, from Suwayd ibn Ghafalah, from Abu al-Darda’, who attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘Whoever goes to bed intending to rise and pray at night, but sleep overcomes him until morning, will have recorded for him what he intended; his sleep is charity granted to him by his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.’ Sufyan differed with him.

Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us; he said: ‘Abdullah narrated to us, from Sufyan al-Thawri, from ‘Abdah, who said: I heard Suwayd ibn Ghafalah relate from Abu Dharr and Abu al-Darda’. The report is mawquf (attributed to the Companions, not raised to the Prophet).

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us; he said: Abu ‘Awanah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Zurarah, from Sa‘d ibn Hisham, from ‘A’ishah, that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray at night because sleep or pain prevented him, he would pray twelve rak‘ahs during the day.

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Abu Safwan ‘Abdullah ibn Sa‘id ibn ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, from Yunus, from Ibn Shihab, that al-Sa’ib ibn Yazid and ‘Ubaydullah informed him that ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abd al-Qari said: I heard ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab say that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever sleeps through his hizb [regular portion], or part of it, then recites it between the Fajr and Zuhr prayers, it will be recorded for him as though he had recited it at night.’

Muhammad ibn Rafi‘ narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma‘mar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abd al-Qari, that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said: The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever sleeps through his nightly hizb [regular portion]—or, he said, his portion—and then recites it between the Fajr and Zuhr prayers, it is as though he recited it at night.’

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Malik, from Dawud ibn al-Husayn, from al-A‘raj, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abd al-Qari, that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said: ‘Whoever misses his nightly hizb [regular portion] and recites it from the time the sun passes its zenith until the Zuhr prayer, it has not been missed by him—or it is as though he caught up with it.’ Humayd ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf transmitted it as a mawquf report [stopping at ‘Umar].

Suwayd ibn Nasr narrated to us: ‘Abdullah narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, from Sa‘d ibn Ibrahim, from Humayd ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman, from ‘Umar, who said: ‘Whoever misses his nightly wird [regular devotional portion], let him recite it during a prayer before Zuhr, for that is equivalent to the night prayer.’

Al-Husayn ibn Mansur ibn Ja‘far al-Naysaburi narrated to us: Ishaq ibn Sulayman narrated to us: Mughirah ibn Ziyad narrated to us, from ‘Ata’, from ‘A’ishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever consistently performs twelve rak‘ahs in the day and night will enter Paradise: four before Zuhr, two after it, two after Maghrib, two after ‘Isha’, and two before Fajr.’

Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us: Abu Yahya, Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Razi, narrated to us, from al-Mughirah ibn Ziyad, from ‘Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah, from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, from the Prophet, who said: ‘Whoever consistently performs twelve rak‘ahs, Allah, Mighty and Sublime, will build for him a house in Paradise: four before Zuhr, two after Zuhr, two after Maghrib, two after ‘Isha’, and two before Fajr.’

Muhammad ibn Ma‘dan ibn ‘Isa narrated to us: al-Hasan ibn A‘yan narrated to us: Ma‘qil narrated to us, from ‘Ata’, who said: I was informed that Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Whoever performs twelve rak‘ahs in his day and night, apart from the prescribed prayers, Allah will build for him, through them, a house in Paradise.’