14/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1174 — The Book of I'tikaf
Striving harder in worship during the last ten days of Ramadan
Sahih Muslim : 1174
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1174
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ صُبَيْحٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ أَحْيَا اللَّيْلَ وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ وَجَدَّ وَشَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When the last ten nights began Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept awake at night (for prayer and devotion), wakened his family, and prepared himself to observe prayer (with more vigour).
[1] “Tighten his Izâr ” — they say its meaning is striving hard in worship, or avoiding intimacy with his wives during this period.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1174In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 8USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2643
