Chapter 24.0

Starting The Night Prayer With Two Rak'ahs

باب افْتِتَاحِ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ

3 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 1323

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by al-Rabi' bin Nafi' Abu Tawba al-HalbifromHisham bin Hassan al-AzdifromIbn SirinfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak'ahs.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 1324sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by Mkhld bin Khalid bin YazidfromAbu Thaur al-KalbifromRbah bin Zayd al-QuraishifromMa'mar bin RashidfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromIbn SirinfromAbu HurairahfromHammad bin Salama

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَالِدٍ - عَنْ رَبَاحِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ إِذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ بِمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ لْيُطَوِّلْ بَعْدُ مَا شَاءَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ‏:‏ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ أَوْقَفُوهُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ أَيُّوبُ وَابْنُ عَوْنٍ أَوْقَفُوهُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ ‏:‏ فِيهِمَا تَجَوَّزْ ‏.‏

English translation

This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds:

He should then prolong it afterwards as much as he likes. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Hammad b. Salamah, Zuhair b. Mu'awiyah and a group of narrators from Hisham. They transmitted it as a statement of Abu Hurairah himself (mauquf). This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Awn from Muhammad (b. Sirin). This version has the wordings: These two rak'ahs were short.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 1325

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Hajjaj bin al-MinhalfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Uthman bin Abi SulaimanfromAbu 'Ali al-Azdifrom'Ubaid bin 'Umayr bin Qatada

Hadith text · Matn

‏ طُولُ الْقِيَامِ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi al-Khath'ami:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked: which is the best action? He replied: To stand in prayer for a long time.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، - يَعْنِي أَحْمَدَ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ الأَزْدِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُبْشِيٍّ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏