6/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 763m — Right Side in Voluntary Night Prayer
The prayer and the supplication of the Prophet (saws) at night
Standing on the Right Side in Voluntary Night Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 763m
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 763m
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بِتُّ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي مُتَطَوِّعًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْقِرْبَةِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى فَقُمْتُ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ مِنَ الْقِرْبَةِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْسَرِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ يَعْدِلُنِي كَذَلِكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الأَيْمَنِ . قُلْتُ أَفِي التَّطَوُّعِ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I spent a night in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) got up for observing voluntary prayer (Tahajjud) at night. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) stood by the water-skin and performed ablution and then stood up and prayed. I also got up when I saw him doing that. I also performed ablution from the water-skin and then stood at his left side. He took hold of my hand from behind his back and then turned me from his back to his right side. I (`Ata', one of the narrators) said: Did it concern the voluntary prayer (at night)? He (Ibn `Abbas) said: Yes.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 763mIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 228USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1683
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 763m
This Hadith is a clear report about standing on the right side in voluntary prayer. Ibn Abbas stayed at the house of his aunt Maimuna. The Prophet rose for voluntary prayer at night, went to the water-skin, performed ablution, stood, and prayed. When Ibn Abbas saw this, he also performed ablution from the same water-skin and joined him. Ibn Abbas first stood on the Prophet's left side. The Prophet took his hand from behind his back and moved him to the right side. The final question in the report matters because it asks whether this happened in voluntary prayer. Ibn Abbas answered yes. So the narration directly connects this correction to night voluntary prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas joined the Prophet after seeing him stand for voluntary night prayer.
- He made ablution before joining the prayer.
- The Prophet moved him from the left side to the right side.
- The narration clearly says this happened in voluntary prayer.
