Category: Q n A

A person was mentioned before the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and he was told that he had kept on sleeping till
morning and had not got up for the prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Satan urinated in his ears.”

After offering the two rak`at (Sunna) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake;
otherwise he would lie down.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the
nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me,
so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is
there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?”

I asked `Aisha “How is the night prayer of the Prophet?” She replied, “He used to sleep early at night,
and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu’adh-dhin pronounced the
Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform
ablution and then go out (for the prayer).”

I asked `Aisha, “How is the prayer of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during the month of Ramadan.” She said,
“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) never exceeded eleven rak`at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four
rak`at– do not ask me about their beauty and length, then four rak`at, do not ask me about their beauty
and length, and then three rak`at.” Aisha further said, “I said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you sleep before
offering the witr prayer?’ He replied, ‘O `Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake’!”

I did not see the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting (the Qur’an) in the night prayer while sitting except when he became
old; when he used to recite while sitting, and when thirty or forty verses remained from the Sura, he
would get up and recite them and then bow.

At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophet (ﷺ) asked Bilal, “Tell me of the best deed you did after
embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise.” Bilal replied, “I did not do
anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I
prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me.”

Narrated Anas bin MalikOnce the Prophet (p.b.u.h) entered the Mosque and saw a rope hanging
in between its two pillars. He said, “What is this rope?” The people
said, “This rope is for Zainab who, when she feels tired, holds it (to
keep standing for the prayer.)” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Don’t use it.
Remove the rope. You should pray as long as you feel active, and when
you get tired, sit down.”

A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad was sitting with me and Allah’s
Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house and said, “Who is this?” I said,
“(She is) So and so. She does not sleep at night because she is
engaged in prayer.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said disapprovingly: Do (good) deeds
which is within your capacity as Allah never gets tired of giving
rewards till you get tired of doing good deeds.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, “O `Abdullah! Do not be like so and so who used to pray at night and then
stopped the night prayer.”