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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 259-264 Chapter 31: The command to one who becomes sleepy while praying, or who starts to falter in his recitation of the Qur’an or statements of remembrance, to lie down or sit down until that goes away. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque (and he found) a rope tied between the two pillars; so, he said: What is this? They said: It is for Zainab . She prays and when she slackens or feels tired she holds it. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Untie it. Let one pray as long as one feels fresh but when one slackens or becomes tired one must stop it. (And in the hadith transmitted by Zuhair it is:" He should sit down.”) ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 259 ) A hadith like this has been narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the authority of Anas by another chain of transmitters. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 260 ) 'Urwa b. Zubair reported that 'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 255-258 Chapter 30 : The virtue of a deed that is done persistently, whether it be Qiyam al-Lail or anything else. The command to be moderate in worship, which means adopting what one can persist in. The command to the one who gets tired or weary when praying to stop until that feeling passes. 'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a mat and he used it for making an apartment during the night and observed prayer in it, and the people began to pray with him, and he spread it (the mat) during the day time. The people crowded round him one night. He (the Holy Prophet) then said: O people, perform such acts as you are capable of doing, for Allah does not grow weary but you will get tired. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. And it was the habit of the members of Muhammad 's (ﷺ) household that whenever they did an act they did it continuously. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 25...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 248-254 Chapter 29: It is recommended to offer voluntary prayers in one’s house although it is permissible to offer them in the masjid. Ibn 'Umar reported Allah 's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Observe some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 248 ) Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Pray in your houses, and do not make them graves. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 249 ) Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you observes prayer in the mosque he should reserve a part of his prayer for his house, for Allah would make the prayer as a means of betterment in his house. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 250 ) Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The house in which remembrance of Allah is made and the house in which Allah is not remembered are like the living and the dead . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 251 ) Abu Huraira reported Allah's Me...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 245-247 Chapter 28: Encouragement to pray at night even if it is little. 'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that a mention was made of a man who slept the whole night till morning. He ( the Holy Prophet ) remarked: That is a man in whose ears (or in whose ear) the devil urinated. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 245 ) Husain b. 'Ali narrated on the authority of (his father) 'Ali b. Abu Talib that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came one night to see him ('Ali) and Fatimah (the daughter of the Holy Prophet) and said: Don't you observe (Tahajjud) prayer? I ('Ali) said: Messenger of Allah, verily our souls are in the hands of Allah and when He wants to awaken us, He awakens us. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went back when I said this to him. He was striking his hand on his thigh while returning, and I heard him say: Verily the man disputes with many things. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 246 ) Abu Huraira transmitted ...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 242-244 Chapter 27: It is recommended to recite for a long time in the night prayers. Hudhaifa reported: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one night and he started reciting al-Baqara . I thought that he would bow at the end of one hundred verses, but he proceeded on; I then thought that he would perhaps recite the whole ( surah ) in a rak'ah , but he proceeded and I thought he would perhaps bow on completing (this surah). He then started al-Nisa', and recited it; he then started Al-i-'Imran and recited leisurely. And when he recited the verses which referred to the Glory of Allah, he glorified (by saying Subhan Allah -Glory to my Lord the Great), and when he recited the verses which tell (how the Lord) is to be begged, he ( the Holy Prophet ) would then beg (from Him), and when he recited the verses dealing with protection from the Lord, he sought (His) protection and would then bow and say: Glory be to my Mighty Lord; his bowing laste...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 216-241 Chapter 26: The prayer and the supplication of the Prophet (saws) at night. Ibn `Abbas reported: I spent a night with my maternal aunt (sister of my mother) Maimuna. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) got up during the night and relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went to sleep. He then got up again, and came to the water skin and loosened its straps, then performed good ablution between the two extremes. He then stood up and observed prayer. I also stood up and stretched my body fearing that he might be under the impression that I was there to find out (what he did at night). So I also performed ablution and stood up to pray, but I stood on his left. He took hold of my hand and made me go around to his right side. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) completed thirteen rak`ahs of his night prayer. He then lay down and slept and snored (and it was his habit to snore while asleep). Then Bilal came and he informed him about the prayer. He (the Holy Proph...