Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
7- بَابُ مَنْ نَامَ عِنْدَ السَّحَرِ:
(7) Chapter. Sleeping in the last hours of the night.
3 hadith · references 1131–1133
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Bukhari · 1131أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، وَأَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ ، وَكَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ ، وَيَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْAllah'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 an5 narratorsBukhari · 1132حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَانُ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا , قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَI asked 'Aisha which deed was most loved by the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he used to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on hearing the crow10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1133مَا أَلْفَاهُ السَّحَرُ عِنْدِي إِلَّا نَائِمًا تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَIn my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping.5 narrators