Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 6

كتاب تفريع أبواب شهر رمضان

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan

17 hadith · 7 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب فِي قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَChapter: Regarding Standing (In Voluntary Night Prayer) During The Month Of Ramadan.2باب فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِChapter: Concerning Lailat Al-Qadr (The Night Of Decree).3باب فِيمَنْ قَالَ لَيْلَةُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَChapter: Regarding Whoever Said That It Is The Twenty First Night.4باب مَنْ رَوَى أَنَّهَا، لَيْلَةُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَChapter: Whoever Said It Was The Seventeenth Night.5باب مَنْ رَوَى فِي السَّبْعِ الأَوَاخِرِChapter: Whoever Said It Was Among The Last Seven Nights.6باب مَنْ قَالَ سَبْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَChapter: Whoever Said It Was The Twenty-Seventh Night.7باب مَنْ قَالَ هِيَ فِي كُلِّ رَمَضَانَChapter: Whoever Said It Was Throughout Ramadan.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 1371مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to commend prayer at night during Ramadan, but did not command it as duty. He would say: If anyone prays during the night in Ramadan because of faith and seeking his r9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1372مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone fasts during Ramadan because of faith and in order to seek his reward from Allah, his previous sins will be forgiven to him. If anyone prays in the night of the p6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1373قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعْتُمْ ، فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا أَنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ ، وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَNarrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: That the Prophet ﷺ once offered (tarawih) prayer in the mosque and the people also prayed along with him. He then prayed on the following night, and the people gathered in large number5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1374أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِتُّ لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ غَافِلًا ، وَلَا خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مَكَانُكُمْNarrated Aishah: The people used to pray (tarawih prayer) in the mosque during Ramadan severally. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me (to spread a mat). I spread a mat for him and he prayed upon it. The narrator then t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1375صُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَمَضَانَ ، فَلَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى بَقِيَ سَبْعٌ ، فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ السَّادِسَةُ لَNarrated Abu Dharr: We fasted with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during Ramadan, but he did not make us get up at night for prayer at any time during the month till seven nights remained; then he made us get up for prayer til6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1376كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ أَحْيَا اللَّيْلَ ، وَشَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُNarrated Aishah: When the last ten days of Ramadan came, the Prophet ﷺ kept vigil and prayed during the whole night, and tied the wrapper tightly, and awakened his family (to pray during the night). Abu Dawud said: The n9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1377أَصَابُوا ، وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُواNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1378حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ ، الْمَعْنَى قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ زِرٍّ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يَا Zirr (b. Hubaish) said: I said to Ubayy bin Kab: Tell me about lailat al-qard, O Abu al-Mundhir, for our companion (Ibn Masud) was questioned about it, and he said: Anyone who gets up for prayer every night all the year 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1379كَمْ اللَّيْلَةُ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ ، قَالَ :Narrated Abdullah ibn Unays: I was present at the gathering of Banu Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They (the people) said: Who will ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for us about Laylat al-Qadr? That was the twenty-7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1380حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قNarrated Abdullah ibn Unays al-Juhani: I said to the Messenger of Allah: I have a place in the desert where I live and in which I pray, with the praise of Allah; but give me command about a night when I come to this mosq6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1381الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى ، وَفِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى ، وَفِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَىNarrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: Seek laitat al-Qadr in the last ten night of Ramadan. When nine (nights) remain (i. e. on the twenty first), when seven (night) remain (i. e. on the twenty third), and when fi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1382مَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعِي فَلْيَعْتَكِفْ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا ، وَقْدَ رَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ مِنْ صَبِيحَتِهَا فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ ، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ اNarrated Abu Saeed Al Khudri: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to spend the middle ten days of Ramadan in retirement and devotion (Itikaf) in the mosque. One year he had retirement and devotion in the mosque (as usual); whe6 narrators