5/23. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1318 — Sleeping at Dawn
The Time That The Prophet (saws) Would Pray At Night
Hadith About the Prophet Sleeping at Dawn in Aisha's Home
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1318
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1318
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ : مَا أَلْفَاهُ السَّحَرُ عِنْدِي إِلاَّ نَائِمًا، تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
A'isha Narrated from:
When he was with me he would sleep at dawn. By this she referred to the Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1318In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 69English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1313
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1318
This brief hadith is about the Prophet sleeping at dawn, based on Aisha's report. She said that when he was with her, dawn did not find him except sleeping. The translation explains that she was referring to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The main search phrase is Prophet sleeping at dawn hadith, with related terms like Aisha dawn hadith and sleeping after night prayer. The narration is short, so the explanation should stay short in meaning too. It does not describe a ruling for every person, and it does not list the prayers he performed before that moment. It simply records what Aisha observed in her home at the time of dawn.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha describes what she observed in her own home.
- The report says he would be sleeping at dawn when with her.
- The text is brief and should not be stretched beyond its wording.
- It gives one detail from the Prophet's private home life.
