صحيح البخاري

Hadith 1131

Book 19: The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)

كِتَاب التَّهَجُّد

Chapter 7

(7) Chapter. Sleeping in the last hours of the night.

7- بَابُ مَنْ نَامَ عِنْدَ السَّحَرِ:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told me, "The most beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah are those of David. He used to sleep for half of the night and then pray for one third of the night and again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ أَوْسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ : "

أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، وَأَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ ، وَكَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ ، وَيَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1131In-book: Book 19, Hadith 1131

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