Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
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 ‏:‏ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 5, Hadith 74
English Reference
Book 5, Hadith 1318
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