5/23. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1316 — Finishing the Night Portion Before Dawn
The Time That The Prophet (saws) Would Pray At Night
Hadith About the Prophet Finishing His Night Recitation Before Dawn
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1316
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1316
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيُوقِظُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِاللَّيْلِ فَمَا يَجِيءُ السَّحَرُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْ حِزْبِهِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah, the Exalted, would awaken the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. When the dawn came, he would his finish daily round of recital.
[1] Meaning, his portion of recitation in the night prayer.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1316In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 67English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1311
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1316
This hadith is about the Prophet's night portion of recitation. Aisha says that Allah, the Exalted, would awaken the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم at night, and when dawn came, he would have finished his daily portion. The main search phrase is Prophet finished his night recitation before dawn, with related terms like hizb at night hadith, tahajjud recitation hadith, and Prophet waking at night. The report does not give the exact size of the portion, nor does it mention a fixed time for every night. It simply shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had a night portion and completed it before the arrival of dawn.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha reports that Allah would awaken the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at night.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had a daily portion mentioned in this report.
- He finished that portion before dawn came.
- The hadith shows regularity in night recitation.
