بَابُ التَّحْرِيضِ عَلَى قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِEncouragement to Perform Night Prayers (Qiyam al-Layl)
وَقَوْلِ اللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ : {إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا (المزمل: ٦
And the saying of Allah, the Almighty: "Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words." (Al-Muzzammil, 73:6)
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا هُوَ نَامَ ثَلَاثَ عُقَدٍ، يَضْرِبُ عَلَى كُلِّ عُقْدَةٍ: عَلَيْكَ لَيْلٌ طَوِيلٌ، فَارْقُدْ. فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ ، فَذَكَرَ اللهَ الْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ، فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ الْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ، فَإِنْ صَلَّى الْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَأَصْبَحَ نَشِيْطًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ، وَإِلَّا أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلَانَ». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"When one of you sleeps, Satan ties three knots at the back of his head, striking each knot and saying: 'You have a long night, so sleep.' If he wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone. If he performs ablution, another knot is undone. If he prays, the last knot is undone, and he wakes up energetic and cheerful. Otherwise, he wakes up lazy and in a bad mood." [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَا زَالَ نَائِمًا حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ، مَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ. قَالَ: ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ بَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أَذْنِهِ - أَوْ قَالَ : فِي أُذُنَيْهِ». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man was mentioned to the Prophet (ﷺ), and it was said: "He slept until morning and did not wake up for prayer." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "That is a man in whose ear Satan has urinated, or he said: in both ears." [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
وَعَنْ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ (رضي الله عنها) قَالَتْ : اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَزِعًا يَقُوْلُ: «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، مَاذَا أُنْزِلَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْخَزَائِنِ وَمَاذَا أُنْزِلَ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ مَنْ يُوْقِظُ صَوَاحِبَ الْحُجُرَاتِ - يُرِيدُ أَزْوَاجَهُ - لِكَيْ يُصَلِّيْنَ؟ رُبَّ كَاسِيَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَارِيَةً فِي الْآخِرَةِ». رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ.
Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up one night in a state of alarm, saying: 'SubhanAllah! What has been sent down tonight of treasures and trials? Who will wake the women of the chambers (his wives) so they may pray? How many a woman is clothed in this world but will be naked in the Hereafter!'" [Narrated by Bukhari]
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ (رضي الله عنهما) قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ: «يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ، لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ فُلَانٍ، كَانَ يَقُوْمُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَرَكَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: "O Abdullah, do not be like so-and-so. He used to pray at night but then abandoned it." [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : يَنْزِلُ رَبُّنَا تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا حِيْنَ يَبْقَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرُ، يَقُولُ: مَنْ يَدْعُوْنِي فَأَسْتَجِيْبَ لَهُ؟ مَنْ يَسْأَلْنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ؟ مَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرْنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ؟». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ: «ثُمَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَيْهِ وَيَقُوْلُ: مَنْ يُقْرِضُ غَيْرَ عَدُوْمٍ وَلَا ظَلُوْمٍ حَتَّى يَنْفَجِرَ الْفَجْرُ».
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Every night, our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, saying: 'Who is calling upon Me so that I may answer? Who is asking of Me so that I may give? Who is seeking My forgiveness so that I may forgive?'" [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
In a version by Muslim: "Then He spreads His hands and says: 'Who will lend to One who is neither poor nor unjust?' until dawn breaks."
وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ: «أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُوْنُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُوْنَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ». رَوَاهُ التَّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ إِسْنَادًا.
Amr ibn Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The closest the Lord is to His servant is during the last third of the night. If you can be among those who remember Allah at that time, then do so." [Narrated by Tirmidhi, who said: This is a Hasan Sahih Gharib Hadith in its chain]
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قِيلَ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ، أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ؟ قَالَ: «جَوْفَ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ وَدُبُرَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوْبَاتِ. رَوَاهُ التَّرْمِذِيُّ.
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is most likely to be answered?" He said: "During the last third of the night and after the obligatory prayers." [Narrated by Tirmidhi]
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُوْلُ: «أَفْضَلُ۱ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ صَلَاةٌ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ.
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer." [Narrated by Ahmad]
(Note: It is said that the night prayer (Tahajjud) is superior due to its added difficulty and distance from showing off, while the regular Sunnah prayers are superior due to their emphasis on following the obligatory prayers. There is no contradiction, as mentioned in Al-Maraqat]
Notes / الحواشي
۱ قوله: أفضل الصلاة إلخ وقد يقال: التهجد أفضل من حيث زيادة مشقة على النفس وبعده عن الرياء، والرواتب أفضل من حيث الأكدية في المتابعة للمفروضة، فلا منافات. كذا في «المرقاة».
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُوْلُ: «إِنَّ فِي اللَّيْلِ لَسَاعَةً لَا يُوَافِقُهَا رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللهَ فِيهَا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ، وَذَلِكَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ». رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: "There is an hour during the night in which no Muslim asks Allah for good in this world or the Hereafter except that He grants it, and this occurs every night." [Narrated by Muslim]
وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْن أَبِي الْعَاصِ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «كَانَ لِدَاوُدَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سَاعَةٌ يُوْقِظُ فِيْهَا أَهْلَهُ، يَقُولُ : يَا آلَ دَاوُدَ، قُوْمُوْا فَصَلُّوْا؛ فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَةً يَسْتَجِيْبُ اللهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ فِيْهَا الدُّعَاءَ ، إِلَّا لِسَاحِرٍ أَوْ عَشَّارٍ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ.
Uthman ibn Abi Al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Prophet Dawud (David) had a time during the night when he would wake his family, saying: 'O family of Dawud, rise and pray, for this is the hour when Allah answers supplications, except for a sorcerer or a tax collector.'" [Narrated by Ahmad]
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ : «عَلَيْكُمْ بِقِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ دَأْبُ الصَّالِحِيْنَ قَبْلَكُمْ، وَهُوَ قُرْبَةٌ لَكُمْ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ، وَمُكَفِّرَةٌ لِلسَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَنْهَاةً عَنِ الْإِثْمِ». رَوَاهُ التَّرْمِذِيُّ.
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Adhere to night prayers, for it was the practice of the righteous before you, a means of drawing closer to your Lord, an expiation for sins, and a deterrent from wrongdoing." [Narrated by Tirmidhi]
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ: ثَلَاثَةُ يَضْحَكُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِمْ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي، وَالْقَوْمُ إِذَا صَفُوْا فِي الصَّلَاةِ، وَالْقَوْمُ إِذَا صَفُوْا فِي قِتَالِ الْعَدُوِّ رَوَاهُ فِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ».
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Allah smiles at three people: a man who rises at night to pray, a group of people who line up for prayer, and a group of people who line up to fight the enemy." [Narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah]
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «رَحِمَ اللهُ رَجُلًا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّى، وَأَيْقَظَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَصَلَّتْ، فَإِنْ أَبَتْ نَضَحَ فِي وَجْهِهَا الْمَاءَ رَحِمَ اللهُ امْرَأَةً قَامَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّتْ، وَأَيْقَظَتْ زَوْجَهَا فَصَلَّى ، فَإِنْ أَبَى نَضَحَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْمَاءَ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ.
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "May Allah have mercy on a man who rises at night, prays, and wakes his wife to pray. If she refuses, he sprinkles water on her face. May Allah have mercy on a woman who rises at night, prays, and wakes her husband to pray. If he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face." [Narrated by Abu Dawud and Nasa'i]
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنهما) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا أَيْقَظَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّيَا - أَوْ صَلَّى - رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَمِيعًا، كُتِبَا فِي الذَّاكِرِينَ وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَه.
Abu Sa'id and Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When a man wakes his family at night and they pray two rak'ahs together, they are recorded among the men and women who remember Allah abundantly." [Narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah]
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ (رضي الله عنهما) أَنَّ أَبَاهُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَابِ له كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ أَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ، يَقُوْلُ لَهُمْ: الصَّلَاةَ، ثُمَّ يَتْلُو هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ: ﴿وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْتَلُكَ رِزْقًا نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَى (طه ۱۳۲. رَوَاهُ مَالِكُ.
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who reported that his father, Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), would pray at night as much as Allah willed. When the last part of the night came, he would wake his family for prayer, saying to them: "Pray!" Then he would recite this verse: "And enjoin prayer upon your family and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the best outcome is for the righteous." (Taha, 20:132) [Narrated by Malik]
وَعَنْ أَبِي مَالِكِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا يُرَى ظَاهِرُهَا مِنْ بَاطِنِهَا، وَبَاطِنُهَا مِنْ ظَاهِرِهَا، أَعَدَّهَا اللهُ لِمَنْ أَلَانَ الْكَلَامَ وَأَطْعَمَ الطَّعَامَ وَتَابَعَ الصِّيَامَ وَصَلَّى بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ. رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيْمَانِ». وَرَوَى التَّرْمِذِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ الله نَحْوَهُ، وَفِي رِوَايَتِهِ: لِمَنْ أَطَابَ الكَلَامَ».
Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "In Paradise, there are rooms whose outside can be seen from inside and whose inside can be seen from outside. Allah has prepared them for those who speak kindly, feed others, fast regularly, and pray at night while people are asleep." [Narrated by Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman]
Tirmidhi narrated a similar hadith from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), with the wording: "For those who speak good words."
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ فُلَانًا يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ، فَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ سَرَقَ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ سَتَنْهَاهُ مَا تَقُوْلُ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيْمَانِ».
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "So-and-so prays at night, but when morning comes, he steals." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "What you say will deter him." [Narrated by Ahmad and Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman]
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ما قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «أَشْرَافُ أُمَّتِي حَمَلَةُ الْقُرْآنِ وَأَصْحَابُ اللَّيْلِ. رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيْمَانِ».
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The noblest of my Ummah are the bearers of the Quran and those who pray at night."
[Narrated by Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman]
وَعَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ (رضي الله عنه) ، قَالَ: قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: لِمَ تَصْنَعُ هَذَا، وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ: «أَفَلَا أَكُوْنُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) stood in prayer so long that his feet swelled. It was said to him: "Why do you do this when Allah has forgiven your past and future sins?" He replied: "Should I not be a grateful servant?" [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو (رضي الله عنهما) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ: «أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ، وَأَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَيَقُوْمُ ثُلُثَهُ، وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ، وَيَصُوْمُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا». مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The most beloved prayer to Allah is the prayer of Dawud (David), and the most beloved fasting to Allah is the fasting of Dawud. He would sleep half the night, stand in prayer for a third of it, and sleep for a sixth of it. He would fast one day and break his fast the next." [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ (رضي الله عنها) قَالَتْ: كَانَ - تَعْنِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ - يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَيُحْيِي آخِرَهُ، ثُمَّ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ يَنَامُ. فَإِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَ النَّدَاءِ الْأَوَّلِ جُنُبًا وَثَبَ فَأَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا تَوَضَّأَ لِلصَّلَاةِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ. مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would sleep during the first part of the night and stay awake during the last part. If he had a need to be with his family, he would fulfill it, then sleep. If he was in a state of major impurity at the time of the first call to prayer, he would get up and pour water over himself. If he was not in a state of major impurity, he would perform ablution for prayer and then pray two rak'ahs." [Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim]