Hadiths · 29 hadiths

Voluntary Night Prayer (Qiyaam)

  1. Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgivenSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  2. Wake up ‘Āʾishah and pray WitrSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه ولفظ الروايتين لمسلم
  3. We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Then…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  4. At every part of the night, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Witr: at its beginning, middle, and end. Finally he…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  5. O people, spread the greeting of peace, feed others, maintain kinship ties, and pray at night when people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peaceSahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad · الترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد
  6. The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month, Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the nightSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  7. O ‘Ā'ishah, indeed, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleepSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  8. Perform Witr prayer before the morningSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  9. If anyone fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him offer Witr prayer at the beginning of the night; and anyone expects to wake up at the…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  10. Make haste to perform the Witr prayer before the morningSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  11. When one of you stands up for offering voluntary prayer at night and finds it difficult to recite the Qur'an accurately, and he is unaware of what he is…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  12. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand in prayer at night until the skin of his feet would crackSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon)
  13. Whoever sleeps and fails to recite his nightly portion, or part of it, and then recites it between the Fajr prayer and the Zhuhr prayer, it will be recorded…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  14. When one of you feels drowsy during prayer, let him lie down till drowsiness goes away from himSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  15. You should pray as long as you have the energy to do so. If you feel tired, then lie downSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  16. Do (good) deeds according to your capacity, for by Allah, Allah never grows weary (of giving rewards) unless you grow weary (of doing good deeds), and the best…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  17. O Allah, to You I submit, in You I believe, upon You I rely, by Your help I contend with my foes, and to You I refer for judgment. So, forgive me the sins I…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  18. One night, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Qiyām while reciting a single verse from the Qur'anSahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi · الترمذي
  19. A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by twoSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  20. The Witr is due, so whoever wants to pray the Witr as seven (units of prayer), let him do so; whoever wants to pray the Witr as five, let him do so; whoever…Sahih (authentic)an-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah · النسائي وأبو داود وابن ماجه
  21. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer during the month of Ramadan, offering eight Rak‘ahs as well as the Witr…Hasan (good)Ibn Khuzaymah · ابن خزيمة
  22. O ‘Abdullāh, do not be like so-and-so. He used to offer Qiyām al-Layl and then abandoned itSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  23. O people of the Qur'an, perform the Witr Prayer for, verily, Allah is Witr (single) and loves what is Witr (single, odd)Sahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  24. There should not be two Witr prayers during one nightSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ahmad
  25. If anyone sleeps before praying Witr or forgets it, let him pray it once he remembers itSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  26. O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my sight, light in my hearing, light on my right, light on my left, light above me, light below me, light in front…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  27. I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maymūnah. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stood to perform Prayer at night, I joined…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  28. Indeed, Allah, the Almighty,, has added a prayer for you, so offer it in the period between ‘Ishā' prayer and Fajr prayer; (it is) the Witr, (it is) the WitrSahih (authentic)Ahmad · أحمد
  29. The one who has not prayed the Witr prayer before dawn, then there is no Witr for himSahih (authentic)Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim · ابن خزيمة وابن حبان والحاكم

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