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Sunan an-Nasai 1749 — Eleven Rak'ahs at Night
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The Prophet’s Night Prayer: Eleven Rak’ahs Between Isha and Fajr
Sunan an-Nasai : 1749
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1749
أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ بِاللَّيْلِ سِوَى رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ وَيَسْجُدُ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak'ahs at night between finishing Isha' prayer and Fajr, apart from the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and he would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1749In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 152English translation : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1750
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1749
This Hadith is about “the Prophet’s night prayer.” Aishah said that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to pray eleven rak’ahs at night between finishing Isha prayer and Fajr, apart from the two rak’ahs of Fajr. The narration also mentions that he would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses. The Hadith gives a simple picture of night worship: prayer during the time between Isha and Fajr, with long prostration. It does not mention every detail of how each rak’ah was performed, so the explanation should not go beyond the text. The focus is night prayer, length, and devotion.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed at night between Isha and Fajr.
- Aishah reported eleven rak’ahs apart from the two rak’ahs of Fajr.
- The narration mentions a long prostration.
- Night prayer is shown as a steady act in the Prophet’s routine.
