4/34a. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 1225 — Prayer
Encouragement to get up during the Night - Section 1
Mishkat al-Masabih : 1225
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 1225
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ وَأَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ وَيَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا»
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
The prayer dearest to God is David’s and the fasting dearest to God is David’s. He would sleep half the night, get up to pray for a third of it, then sleep the remaining sixth; and he would fast on alternate days." (Bukhari and Muslim.)
[1] Bukhari # 1131, Muslim # 186,187-1159, Nasai # 1630, Ibn Majah # 1723, Musnad Ahmad 2-160, Abu Dawud # 2448.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 1225In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 641
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
