Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
9- بَابُ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ:
(9) Chapter. To prolong the standing posture in the Tahajjud prayer.
2 hadith · references 1135–1136
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Bukhari · 1135صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا حَتَّى هَمَمْتُ بِأَمْرِ سَوْءٍ ، قُلْنَا : وَمَا هَمَمْتَ ، قَالَ : هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقْعُدَ وَأَذَرَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ ع'Abdullah said, "One night I offered the Tahajjud prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he kept on standing till an ill-thought came to me." We said, "What was the ill-thought?" He said, "It was to sit down and leave the Proph5 narratorsBukhari · 1136أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ لِلتَّهَجُّدِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَشُوصُ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.5 narrators