Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Abwab Qiyam ul Lail)
باب افْتِتَاحِ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ
Chapter: Starting The Night Prayer With Two Rak’ahs.
3 hadith · references 1323–1325
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Abu Dawud · 1323إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِNarrated 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.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1324حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ رَبَاحِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : إِذَا بِمَThis 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 tradit7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1325حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ يَعْنِي أَحْمَدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ الْأَزْدِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ 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.7 narrators