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Narration of the worship And Devotion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

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باب ما جاء في عبادة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Mughirah bin Shubah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports that Rasuluilah ﷺ performed such lengthy nafl prayers, that his mubaarak legs became swollen. The Sahaabah said : "You undergo such great difficulties, where Allah had forgiven your past and the future sins."Rasulullah ﷺ said: "(When Allah Taaala has blessed me so much) should I not be a grateful servant?"

Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says: "Rasulullah Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam performed so many nawaafil prayers that his legs swelled. Someone said to him, you take so many pains, wheras you have been given the good news that your past and present sind have been forgiven? He replied: "Should I not be grateful servant".

It is also narrated from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) that Rasulullah Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam performed such a long salaah that his mubaarak legs became swollen. He was asked: "You perform such long prayers, whereas all your past and future sins have been forgiven?. "Rasulullah Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam replied: "Should I not be an appreciative servant?".

Aswad bin Yazeed (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says he enquired from Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) regarding the salaah of Rasulullah ﷺ at night. She replied: "Rasulullah ﷺ slept (after eshaa) for the first half portion of the night. He then awakened (and performed the tahajjud prayers) till the time of suhur (sehri), thereafter he performed the witr salaah. He then went to his bed. If he had a desire, he went to his wife. When he heard the adhaan, he got up. If he was in a state of janaabah (requiring ghusl) he performed ghusl. If not, he performed wudu and went for salaah".

Ibn Abbaas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports that he once slept at the house of his aunt Maymunah (during his childhood). She slept on the width of the cushion and Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalla slept on the length of the cushion. (Qaadi Iyaad and others have translated pillow as a bed. When the original word means pillow and it is possible to use it in such a manner, it is not necessary to translate it as a bed. For instance, Sayyidina Rasulullah Saliallahu Alayhi Wasallam must have slept on the length of the pillow facing the qiblah, and Sayyidina Ibn Abbaas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) on the breadth of it, putting his head on the qiblah side). Rasulullah ﷺ (after having a little conversation with his wife) slept till the middle of the night, or till a little before that. Rasulullah ﷺ then awakened and began wiping off the signs of sleep from his face. He then recited the last ten aayaat of Surah Aali Imraan (Inna fi khalqis samaawaati wal ard). (The ulama say a little of the Quraan should be recited after awakening, as this creates strength and it is mustahab to recite these aayaat). He got up and went to a leather bag that was hanging and (took water in a utensil from it) performed wudu from it. He then commenced his salaah. Abdullah bin Abbaas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says: I also got up (performed wudu) and stood next tohim (on his left). Rasulullah ﷺ put his right hand on my head and caught my ear and twisted it (A muqtadi should stand on the right side of an Imaam. The ear was twisted to remind him. In one narration it is stated that, I began to sleep, so Sayyidina Rasulullah ﷺ caught my ear. In another narration it is stated he caught my ear and pulled me to his right side, so that I might stand on the right according to the sunnah). He performed two rakahs, then two rakahs, then two rakahs, then two, rakahs, then two rakahs, then two rakahs. Man (a narrator of this hadith) says Rasulullah SallallahuAlayhi Wasallam recited two two rakahs six times (the total of twelve rakahs. Mulla Ali Qaari has written that according to the madhhab of Imaam Aazam Abu Hanifah, in tahajjud prayers there are twelve rakahs). He then performed the witr salaah and slept. When the muadhdhin (Sayyidina Bilaal RadiyallahuAnhu) came to him, he got up and recited two short rakahs and went for the fajr salaah.

Ibn Abbaas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says: "Rasulullah ﷺ sometimes performed 13 rakahs of tahajjud (including witr)".

Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) reports that whenever Rasulullah ﷺ could not perform the tahajjud because of some reason. He performed twelve rakahs in the day (at the time of chaashtbefore midday).

Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says that Rasulullah ﷺ said: "When one awakens at night (fortahajjud salaah), two short rakahs should, be performed at the beginning".

Zayd bin Khaalid AlJuhani (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says: "I once made up my mind that today I will closely study how Rasulullah ﷺ performed his prayers. I lay down on the threshold of the house or a tent of Rasulullah ﷺ (so that I may have a chance to observe with close attention). Rasulullah ﷺ first performed two short rakahs. After that he performed long, long, long rakahs. (Long is mentioned thrice because of the lengthy periods spent in the rakahs). He then performed two rakahs shorter than the previous ones. Then performed two rakahs shorter than that. And again performed two rakahs shorter than the previous one. He again performed two rakahs shorter than that. He then performed the witr. All these (amounted to) thirteen rakahs".

Abi Salamah bin Abdurrahmaan (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says he asked Aayesha (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) "How was the salaah (how many rakah tahajjud was performed) of Rasulullah ﷺ in Ramadaan? "She replied: "Rasulullah Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam did not perform more than eleven rakahs during Ramadhaan or after Ramadhaan. (Eight rakahs tahajjud and three rakahs witr). He performed four rakahs. Do not ask of its length or how wounderfully (i.e. with humbellness and concentration) it was performed. In the same manner he performed four more rakahs. In the same manner he again performed four rakahs, and do not ask of its length or how wounderfully it was performed. After that he performed three rakahs witr". Aayesha (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) says "I said: "O Messenger of Allah. Do you sleep before you perform witr?" He repiled: "O Aayesha, my eyes sleep, but my heart remains awake". (This is a special gift to the Ambiyah (Prophets) that their hearts remain awake at all times)

Aayesh (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) say "Rasulullah Sallallhu Alayhi Wasallam performed eleven rakahs at night, of which one was a rakah of witr. When he completed this he slept on the right side".

Imam Tirmidhi says that Ibn Abi Umar told us with meaning, and it was narrated by Imam Malik from Imam Ibn Shahab. Also, Qutiba informed us from Imam Malik, Ibn Shihab informed him in the same way.

Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) reports that: "Rasulullah ﷺ performed nine rakahs at night".

Imam Abu Isa Tirmidhi (may God have mercy on him) said: Mahmud bin Ghailan narrated to us, Yahya bin Adam told him, Sufyan al-Thawri narrated to him from Amish.

Hudhayfah bin Al Yamaan (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says he performed salaah with Rasulullah ﷺ one night. (It has been reported in a few narrations that this incident took place during a night of Ramadaan. It is possible that this was tahajjud or Taraweeh salaah). After commencing the salaah he recited: Allahu Akbar, dhul malakuti wal jabaruti wal kibriyaai wal azamati Translation: Allah is supreme! Lord of Dominion, Power, Majesty, and Magnificence. He then recited (after the Faatihah) Surah Baqarah, and performed ruku. The length of the ruku was as long as the qiyaam (standing posture). (The ulama give two meanings to this and both are possible. The first is that the ruku was as long as the qiyaam. For example, if the qiyaam was for one hour, the ruku was also for about one hour. Accordingly, this masalah is established, that if the ruku and sajdah are longer than normal, the salaah will be valid. The second is that the qiyaam was longer than normal. In this instance if the qiyaam was for an hour, and the ruku for fifteen minutes, then too it will be truly explaining this hadith. According to this saying the salaah remains in the normal manner. i.e. a fundamental action of salaah that was long, like qiyaam, remained long. And those that were short, like ruku or sajdah, remained short. But certainly every fundamental action was longer than normal). Rasulullah ﷺ repeated: Subhaana rabbiyal azimiSubhaana rabbiyal azimi Translation: Glory be to my Lord the Magnificient. He lifted his head from the ruku and stood. This standing was also long like that of the ruku. At this moment he repeated: Li rabbiyal hamduLi rabbiyal hamdu. Translation: All praises are for my Lord. All praises are for my Lord. He then performed the sajdah. The sajdah was as long as the qawmah (standing in between the ruku and sajdah). and he recited: Subhaana rabbiyal aalaaSubhaana rabbiyal aalaa Translation: Glory be to my Lord the Exalted. Glory be to my Lord the Exalted. He then sat up from the sajdah. This sitting was also long as that of the sajdah. Here he repeated: Rabbighfir leeRabbigfir lee Translation: O Lord forgive me. O Lord forgive me. Rasulullah ﷺ recited in this salaah Surah Baqarah, Surah Aali Imraan, Surah Nisaa, Surah Maaidah or Surah Anaam. The narrator (Sayyidina Shuba RadiyallahuAnhu) is in doubt regarding the last two surahs, whether is it Maaidah or Anaam.

Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) says: "Once at night (salaah time), Rasulullah ﷺ kept on repeating one aayah."

Abdullah bin Masud (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports: "Once at night I performed salaah with Rasulullah ﷺ. Rasulullah ﷺ stood for such a long time that I intended to commit an evil deed". Someone asked him what deed did you intend to commit? He replied. "To sit down and leave Rasulullah ﷺ alone".

Imam Abu Isa Tirmidhi, may God have mercy on him, says that Sufyan bin Wakiyyah narrated to him, Jarir, from Amish, similar to the above hadith.

Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) says: "Rasulullah ﷺ Performed salaah (in old age) in a sitting posture (due to reciting lengthy portions) When about thirty or forty aayaat were left he stood up and recited (completed) these. He then performed the ruku and sajdah. He did the same in the second rakah".

Abdullah bin Shaqeeq (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports that he asked Aayeshah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) regarding the nawaafil prayers. She replied: "Rasulullah SallallahuAlayhi Wasallam performed nawaafil in the long part of the night whilst standing, and performed nawaafil in the long part of the night whilst sitting. His noble habit was that if he stood and recited (the Quraan) he performed ruku and sajdah in a standing posture. If he recited whilst sitting, he performed the ruku and sajdah in a sitting posture".

Hafsah (رضي الله تعالی عنہا), the wife of Rasulullah ﷺ reports: " Rasulullah ﷺ performed while sitting. He recited surah in it, and recited with such tarteel (distinct and clear intonation), that the surah became longer than one that is lengthier".

Aayesha (رضي الله تعالی عنہا) reports: "Rasulullah ﷺ performed most of his (nafl) salaah in a sitting posture before he passed away".

Ibn Umar (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports: "I performed two rakahs before and after zuhr, and two rakahs after maghrib with Rasulullah ﷺ in his house, and (also) two rakahs after eshaa in his house".

Ibn Umar (رضي الله تعالى عنه) reports.. "Hafsah (my sister, Ummul Mumineen) related to me that when the time of fajr began (subh saadiq), and the muadhdhin called out the adhaan, Rasulullah ﷺ performed two short rakahs".

Ibn Umar (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says: "I memorised from Rasulullah ﷺ eight rakaaat; two before zuhr and two after zuhr; two rakahs after maghrib and two after eshaa". Ibn U ar RadiyallahuAnhu said.. "Hafsah related to me about the two rakahs of the mo ing, which I did not observe from Rasulullah SallallahuAlayhi Wasallam".

Abdullah bin Shaqeeq RadiyallahuAnhu reports: "I asked Aayesah about the (nawaafil) prayers of Rasulullah ﷺ?". She replied: "He used to perform two rakahs before and two after zuhr. Two after maghrib and two after eshaa, and two before fajr". Commentary

Aasim bin Damrah RadiyallahuAnhu says: "We askedAli about the nawaafil that Rasulullah ﷺ performed in the day". (He must have known already about the nawaafil of the night i.e. tahajjud etc. Many well known narrations have been narrated regarding the tahajiud) Ali (رضي الله تعالى عنه) replied: "You do not have the strength to perform these." (i.e. The importance, punctuality, humility and humbleness Sayyidina Rasulullah ﷺ attached to performing these prayers, cannot be fulfilled. The reason for saying this was to admonish, as what benefit is there simply by asking and investigating, until an effort is not made to practise these) We replied: "The one amongst us who has the strength, will perform it"., (Those who do not possess the strength, will lea so that others could be guided and an effort will be made to practise). Ali (رضي الله تعالى عنه) said: "In the mo ing when the sun rises to the height of that, the same as it is at the time for asr. At that time Rasulullah ﷺ performed two rakahs (Salaatul ishraaq). When the sun rose in the east to the height, where it is in the west at the time of zuhr salaah, he performed four rakahs (salaatut duhachaast, this will be explained in the ensuing chapter). He performed four rakahs before the salaah of zuhr, and two.after (These six rakahs are sunnah muakkidah). Four rakahs were performed before asr. In between the four rakahs he sat and sent salutations on the malaaikah.muqarrabeen, the ammbiyaa and the mumineen".