7/57. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1768 — Night Worship in Last Ten Days
The virtue of the last ten days of the month of Ramadan
Prophet Stayed Up in Last Ten Nights Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1768
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1768
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نِسْطَاسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا دَخَلَتِ الْعَشْرُ أَحْيَا اللَّيْلَ وَشَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When the last ten days of Ramadan began, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay up at night, tighten his waist- wrap, and wake up his family (to pray).”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1768In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 131English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1768
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1768
This Prophet stayed up in last ten nights hadith gives a clear picture of Ramadan devotion in the home. Aishah said that when the last ten days of Ramadan began, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to stay up at night, tighten his waist-wrap, and wake up his family. The narration shows personal worship and family encouragement together. It does not only speak about private effort. It also shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم involved his family in prayer during these special nights. The phrase about tightening the waist-wrap points to serious effort in this text. The main lesson is simple: the last ten nights call for wakefulness, worship, and shared attention to Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed up at night during the last ten days of Ramadan.
- He woke his family, showing care for their worship too.
- The hadith points to serious effort during these nights.
- Ramadan worship can include both personal and family devotion.
