Sunan Abī Dāwūd
Voluntary Prayers (Al-Tatawwu')
Contents
Page 1 nos. 1250–1274
- 1250Narrated Umm Habibah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone prays in a day and a night twelve rak'ahs volu…
- 1251Narrated Abd Allah b. Shaqiq: I asked A'ishah about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of All…
- 1252Narrated Abd Allah b. 'Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two rak'ahs before and two after the n…
- 1253Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs befo…
- 1254Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak'a…
- 1255Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) would pray two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so much so that I…
- 1256Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) would recite in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn praye…
- 1257Narrated Bilal: Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger…
- 1258Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not omit them (the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer) eve…
- 1259Narrated 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn pray…
- 1260Narrated Abu Hurairah: That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn: "Say: We believe…
- 1261Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any of you prays two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer, he sh…
- 1262Narrated 'Aishah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his prayer late in the night, he would see. If…
- 1263Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer, he would …
- 1264Narrated AbuBakrah: I came out with the Prophet (ﷺ) to offer the dawn prayer. When he passed by a sleepin…
- 1265Narrated 'Abd Allah b. Sarjas: A man came while the Prophet (ﷺ) was leading the people in the dawn prayer…
- 1266Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)as saying: When the iqamah is pronounced for prayer, no …
- 1267Narrated Qays ibn Amr: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a person praying after the congregational prayer at…
- 1268This tradition has also been transmitted by 'Ata b. Abi Rabah on the authority of Sa'd b. Sa'id through a…
- 1269Narrated Umm Habibah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone keeps on praying regularly four rak'ahs before and …
- 1270Narrated AbuAyyub: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The gates of heaven are opened for four rak'ahs containing no ta…
- 1271Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah show mercy to a man who prays four rak'ahs be…
- 1272Narrated 'Ali: That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs before the 'Asr prayer
- 1273Narrated Kuraib, the client of Ibn 'Abbas: That 'Abd Allah b. Abbas, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Azhar and al-Miswa…
- 1274Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited to offer prayer after the afternoon prayer except a…
Page 2 nos. 1275–1299
- 1275Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would offer two rak'ahs after every obligatory pray…
- 1276Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Some reliable people testified before me, and among them was Umar ibn al-Kha…
- 1277Narrated Amr ibn Anbasah as-Sulami: I asked: Messenger of Allah, in which part of night the supplication …
- 1278Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Yasar, the client of Ibn Umar, said: Ibn Umar saw me praying after the break …
- 1279Al-Aswad and Masruq said: We bear witness that 'Aishah said: Not a day passed but the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed …
- 1280Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Dhakwan, the client of Aisha, reported on the authority of Aisha: The Mes…
- 1281Narrated 'Abd Allah al-Muzani: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib praye…
- 1282Narrated Anas b. Malik :I offered two rak'ahs of prayer before the Maghrib prayer (i.e. obligatory) durin…
- 1283Narrated 'Abd Allah b. Mughaffal: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Between the two adhans there is a…
- 1284Narrated Tawus: Ibn 'Umar was asked about praying two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He replied: I di…
- 1285Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: In the morning alms are due for every bone in man's body. …
- 1286Abu al-Aswad al-Dailani said: While we were present with Abu Dharr, he said: In the morning, alms are due…
- 1287Narrated Mu'adh ibn Anas al-Juhani: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone sits in his place of prayer when he f…
- 1288Narrated AbuUmamah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Prayer followed by a prayer with no idle talk between the two i…
- 1289Narrated Nu'aym ibn Hammar: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah, the Exalted, says: Son of Adam…
- 1290Narrated Umm Hani ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) e…
- 1291Narrated Ibn Abi Laila: No one told us that the Prophet (ﷺ) had offered Duha prayer except Umm Hani. She …
- 1292Narrated 'Abd Allah b. Shaqiq: I asked 'Aishah: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray in the Duha? She repl…
- 1293Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never offered prayer in the forenoon, bu…
- 1294Narrated Simak: I asked Jabir b. Samurah: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ? He r…
- 1295Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Prayer by night and day should consist of pairs of rak'…
- 1296Narrated Muttalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Prayer is to be offered in two rak'ahs; and you should recite th…
- 1297Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to al-Abbas ibn AbdulMuttalib: Abbas, my unc…
- 1298Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: AbulJawza' said: A man who attended the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) narrated to…
- 1299Narrated 'Urwah b. Ruwaim: That an al-Ansari narrated to him: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Ja'far. …
Page 3 nos. 1300–1324
- 1300Narrated Ka'b ibn Ujrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) came to the mosque of Banu AbdulAshhal. He prayed the sunset pra…
- 1301Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to prolong the recitation of the Qur'an in t…
- 1302Narrated Sa'id b. Jubair: This tradition from the Prophet (ﷺ) without mentioning the name of the Companio…
- 1303Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Shurayh ibn Hani said: I asked Aisha about the prayer of the Messenger of…
- 1304Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: In Surat al-Muzzammil (73), the verse: "Keep vigil at night but a little, a …
- 1305Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray…
- 1306Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one you sleeps, the devil ties three kn…
- 1307Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not …
- 1308Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays,…
- 1309Narrated AbuSa'id and AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If a man awakens his wife at night, and then bot…
- 1310Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):When one of you dozes in prayer he should sleep till his sleep is g…
- 1311Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you gets up by night (to pray), …
- 1312Narrated Anas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque (and saw that) a rope tied between two pilla…
- 1313Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: He who misses him daily round of rec…
- 1314Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Any person who offers prayer at night regularly but…
- 1315Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Our Lord who is blessed and exalted descends…
- 1316Narrated 'Aishah: Allah, the Exalted, would awaken the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. When the dawn cam…
- 1317Masruq said: I asked 'Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and I said to her: At what t…
- 1318Narrated 'Aishah: When he was with me he would sleep at dawn. By this she referred to the Prophet (ﷺ)
- 1319Hudhaifah said: When anything distressed the Prophet (ﷺ), he prayed
- 1320Narrated Rab'iah b. Ka'b al-Aslami: I used to live with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. I would brin…
- 1321Anas b. Malik said (explaining the meaning of the Qur'anic verse "Who forsake their beds to cry unto thei…
- 1322Anas said (explaining the meaning) of the following Qur'anic verse "They used to sleep but little of the …
- 1323Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you gets up at night, he should …
- 1324This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the sa…
Page 4 nos. 1325–1349
- 1325Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi al-Khath'ami: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked: which is the best action? He repli…
- 1326Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer at night. The Messe…
- 1327Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet's (ﷺ) recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner ch…
- 1328Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet's (ﷺ) recitation at night was partly in a loud voice and partly in a l…
- 1329Narrated AbuQatadah: The Prophet (ﷺ) went out at night and found AbuBakr praying in a low voice, and he p…
- 1330This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. This ver…
- 1331Narrated 'Aishah: A man got up at night and recited the Qur'an in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the M…
- 1332Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people)…
- 1333Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is li…
- 1334Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray ten rak'ahs during the night, and would observe…
- 1335Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak'ahs (at night, o…
- 1336Narrated 'Aishah: Between the time when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished the night prayer till the daw…
- 1337This tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators to the same effe…
- 1338Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing a …
- 1339Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night ; he then off…
- 1340Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. He would offer eight ra…
- 1341Abu Salamah b. 'Abd al-Rahman asked 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ):How did the Messenger of Allah (…
- 1342Narrated Sa'd bin Hisham: I divorced my wife. I then came to Medina to sell my land that was there so tha…
- 1343The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. T…
- 1344The above tradition has also been transmitted by Yahya b. Sa'id to the same effect. The version adds the …
- 1345This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'id through a different chain of narrators to the same effe…
- 1346Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Zurarah ibn Awfa said that Aisha was asked about the midnight prayer of t…
- 1347The above-mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Banu al-Hakim through a different chain of narrat…
- 1348Zurarah b. Awfa said that 'Aishah was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: He …
- 1349This tradition has also been transmitted by 'Aishah through a different chain of narrators. But the tradi…
Page 5 nos. 1350–1370
- 1350Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing th…
- 1351Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs. Then he u…
- 1352Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Sa'd ibn Hisham said: I came to Medina and called upon Aisha, and said to…
- 1353Abd Allah b. 'Abbas said that he slept with the Prophet (ﷺ). He saw that he (the Prophet) awoke, used too…
- 1354The above tradition has also been transmitted by Husain through a different chain of narrators in like ma…
- 1355Narrated Fadl b. 'Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet (ﷺ) to see how he prayed. He got up, performed …
- 1356Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maimunah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came afte…
- 1357Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. Th…
- 1358Sa'id b. Jubair said that Ibn 'Abbas told him: He (the Prophet) got up and prayed eight rak'ahs in pairs,…
- 1359Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs, observing six rak'ahs in pair…
- 1360Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ah…
- 1361Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the night prayer and then prayed eight rak'ahs stand…
- 1362Abd Allah b. Abi Qais said that he asked 'Aishah: How many rak'ahs would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray …
- 1363Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about th…
- 1364The client of Ibn 'Abbas said that he asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray during the nig…
- 1365Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet (ﷺ) got up to pr…
- 1366Khalid al-Juhani said: I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. I slept at the th…
- 1367Narrated 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas: That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who was also…
- 1368Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Choose such actions as you are capable of perform…
- 1369Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) called 'Uthman b. Maz'un. When he came to him, he said: 'Uthman, did yo…
- 1370Alqamah said:'Aishah was asked about the actions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Did he perform some actio…