Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

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.”

Once Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, “I have been informed that you offer Salat (prayer) all the night and observe Saum (fast) during the day.” I said, “(Yes) I do so.” He said, “If you do so, your eye sight will become weak and you will become weak. No doubt, your body has right on you, and your family has right on you, so observe Saum (for some days) and do not observe it (for some days), offer Salat (for sometime) and then sleep.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) “Whoever gets up at night and says: — ‘La ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la Sharika lahu Lahu-lmulk,
waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa ‘ala kullishai’in Qadir. Al hamdu lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-ilaha
il-lal-lah wa-l-lahu akbar wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.’ (None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah. He is the Only One and has no partners . For Him is the Kingdom and all the praises are
due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the praises are for Allah. All the glories are for Allah. And none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah, And Allah is Great And there is neither Might nor Power
Except with Allah). And then says: — Allahumma, Ighfir li (O Allah! Forgive me). Or invokes (Allah),
he will be responded to and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer will be accepted.”

That once Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “Your brother, i.e. `Abdullah bin Rawaha does not say
obscene (referring to his verses): Amongst us is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), who recites His Book when it dawns.
He showed us the guidance, after we were blind. We believe that whatever he says will come true.
And he spends his nights in such a way as his sides do not touch his bed. While the pagans were
deeply asleep.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) became sick and did not get up (for Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen rak`at of the night prayer and that included the witr and
two rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.

Gabriel did not come to the Prophet (for some time) and so one of the Quraish women said, “His
Satan has deserted him.” So came the Divine Revelation: “By the forenoon And by the night When it
is still! Your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither Forsaken you Nor hated you.” (93.1-3)

One night the Prophet (ﷺ) got up and said, “Subhan Allah! How many afflictions Allah has revealed
tonight and how many treasures have been sent down (disclosed). Go and wake the sleeping lady
occupants of these dwellings up (for prayers), perhaps a well dressed in this world may be naked in
the Hereafter.”