Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 15.0

Sleeping in the first part of the night and getting up in its last part

باب مَنْ نَامَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَحْيَا آخِرَهُ

وَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ لأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا نَمْ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ قُمْ. قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَدَقَ سَلْمَانُ».

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 1146sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Hisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-TayalasifromSulaiman bin Bilal al-TaymifromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromAbu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'fromal-Aswad bin Yazidfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَهُ وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ، فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ وَثَبَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ اغْتَسَلَ، وَإِلاَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Al-Aswad:

I asked `Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?" She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."