Sahih al-Bukhari 2013

Book 31: Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh) · Hadith 6

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ، وَلاَ فِي غَيْرِهَا عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثًا‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَىَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبِي ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman:that he asked `Aisha "How was the prayer of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in Ramadan?" She replied, "He did not pray more than eleven rak`at in Ramadan or in any other month. He used to pray four rak`at ---- let alone their beauty and length----and then he would pray four ----let alone their beauty and length ---- and then he would pray three rak`at (witr)." She added, "I asked, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you sleep before praying the witr?' He replied, 'O `Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep

Abu Salama bin Abdur Rahman bataate hain: Unhone Ayesha se pucha: "Ramadan mein Allah ke Rasool ki namaz kaisi thi?" Unhone jawab diya: "Aap Ramadan mein ya kisi bhi doosre mahine mein gyarah rakat se zyada nahi padhte the. Aap chaar rakat padhte — mujhse unki khoobsurati aur lambai ke baare mein na poochho — phir chaar rakat padhte — mujhse unki khoobsurati aur lambai ke baare mein na poochho — phir teen rakat (Witr) padhte." Unhone joda: "Maine pucha: 'Ya Allah ke Rasool! Kya aap Witr padhne se pehle sote hain?' Aap ne jawab diya: 'Aye Ayesha! Meri aankhein sotin hain magar mera dil nahi sota.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari 2013 · Book 31, Hadith 6

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