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Sahih Muslim 738d — Ramadan Night Prayer
Night prayers and the number of rak`ah offered by the Prophet (saws) at night, and that Witr is one rak`ah, and a one-rak`ah prayer is correct
Hadith About the Prophet’s Night Prayer in Ramadan and Other Months
Sahih Muslim : 738d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 738d
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَىْ أُمَّهْ أَخْبِرِينِي عَنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَقَالَتْ كَانَتْ صَلاَتُهُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَغَيْرِهِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِاللَّيْلِ مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ .
Abu Salama Narrated from:
I came to 'A'isha. I said: O mother, inform me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: His (night prayer) in Ramadan and (during other months) was thirteen rak'ahs at night including two rak'ahs of fajr.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 738dIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 155USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1610
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 738d
This hadith about night prayer in Ramadan begins with a respectful request. Abu Salama came to A'isha and said, O mother, inform me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). She answered that his prayer in Ramadan and in other months was thirteen rak'ahs at night, including the two rak'ahs of Fajr. The narration is short, but it gives two important points from the text: the report includes Ramadan and other months, and the count includes the Fajr Sunnah rak'ahs. For searches like Ramadan night prayer hadith, thirteen rakahs in Ramadan, and Sahih Muslim 738d explanation, this report is a direct reference. It does not describe length or recitation here; it focuses on the count.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Salama asked A'isha about the Prophet’s prayer.
- A'isha mentioned Ramadan and other months together.
- The count was thirteen rak'ahs at night in this report.
- The two Fajr rak'ahs were included in that number.
