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Anas relates that the Holy Prophet would not fast during a month till we began to think he would not fast in this month, and he would go on observing the fast till we thought he would not omit fasting at all during the month, and if one wanted to see him offering prayer at night one could.do that or if one wanted to see him at sleep at night one could do that (Bokhari).
Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet offered eleven raka‘as at night, of which every prostration lasted for a long enough space of time to permit a person to recite fifty verses. Thereafter he would offer two brief raka‘as before Fajr and then recline on his right side till the muezzin came to call him for Fajr (Bokhari).
Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never offered more than eleven raka‘as at night during Ramadhan or at any other time. He would offer four raka‘as long and perfect, and then four of the same type and then three. 1 asked him: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before offering Vitr? He answered: Ayesha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not (Bokhari and Muslim).
Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet slept during the early part of the night and stood in Prayer during the latter part (Bokhari and Muslim).
Ibn Mas‘ud relates: One night I joined the Holy Prophet in his voluntary Prayer. He prolonged the giyam so much that I made up my mind to commit an impertinence. He was asked: What had you made up your mind to? He answered: To sit down and stop following him (Bokhari and Muslim).
Huzaifah ibn Yaman relates: One night I joined the Holy Prophet in his voluntary Prayer. He began the recitation of sura Al-Baqarah. I thought he would go into ruku’ after reciting a hundred verses but he continued the recitation. Then I thought he would complete its recitation in one raka‘a but he continued his recitation and then began to recite sura Al-Nisa and there- after sura Al-‘Imran. His recitation was unhurried. When he recited a verse which mentioned glorification of God, he glorified Him, where supplication was mentioned he supplicated, and where seeking protection was mentioned he sought protection, Then he went into ruku’ and began repeating: Holy is my Lord, the Great; and his ruku’ was almost as long as his giyam. Then he recited: Allah hears him who praises Him. Thine is the praise O Lord. He then stood up and his giyam was as long as his ruku’. He then went into prostration and recited: Holy is my Lord, the High; and his prostration was like his qiyam (Muslim). :
Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet was asked: Which Prayer is best? He answered: The one in which the worshipper makes a long stand (Muslim).
Jabir relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Every night there is a brief space of time during which whatever of good pertaining to this life or the next a Muslim supplicates for, it is granted him (Muslim).
Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who gets up for the night Prayer should start it with two brief raka‘as (Muslim).
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates that the Holy Prophet was told that I had said: I shall observe the fast every day and shall spend the whole night in voluntary Prayer as long as I live. The Holy Prophet asked me: Are you the one who has said this? I replied: Indeed, I have said it, Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be thy ransom. He said: You will not be able to sustain this. You may fast but with breaks, and you may get up for voluntary Prayer, but you should also sleep. Observe the fast for three days in a month, and as the value of a good deed is tenfold this would be equal to a full month’s fast. I said: I am strong enough to do better than this. He said: Then fast one day and leave out two days. I said: I am strong enough enough to do better than that. He said: Well, then, fast one day and leave off one day. This was the fast of David and it is the best fast. I said: I am strong enough to do better than that. The Holy Prophet said: There is nothing better than this. I now wish I had agreed to the suggestion of the Holy Prophet that I should fast on three days in a month. This would be dearer to me than my property and my children (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: The Holy Prophet said: Have I not been told that you observe the fast every day and stand for voluntary Prayer throughout the night? I said: That is so, Messenger of Allah. He said: Do not do so. Observe the fast and leave off, sleep and stand in Prayer. Your body has a right, your eyes have a right, your wife has a right, your guest has a right. It would be enough if you were to fast on three days in a month; for as every good deed has a tenfold value this would be equal to a whole month of fasting. But I was hard on myself and thus was hardship imposed upon me. I said: Messenger of Allah, I feel strong. He said: Then observe the fast of David, the Prophet of Allah, and do not add to it. | asked: What was the fast of David? He said: Half the time. Alas, how I wish I had accepted the first suggestion of the Holy Prophet! Another version is: Have I not been told that you observe the fast every day and recite the entire Quran during one night? I said: That is so, Messenger of Allah, and I intend only good in doing so. He said: Observe the fast of David, the Prophet of Allah, for he performed more worship than any other man, and completed the recitation of the Quran in one month. I said: Prophet of Allah, I am strong enough to do better than this. He said: Then complete it in twenty days. I said: Prophet of Allah, I feel strong enough to do better than that. He said: Then recite it in ten days. I said: Prophet of Allah, I have strength for better than that. He said: Well, then, recite it in seven days and do not add to this recitation. Thus I was hard on myself and hardship was imposed upon me. The Holy Prophet said to me: You do not know, you may live quite long. Then I arrived at that which the Holy Prophet had said. When I became old I wished I had accepted the original suggestion of the Holy Prophet. One version adds: Your son has a right. One version is: The Holy Prophet said: He who fasts everyday, does not fast at all, and repeated it three times. One version adds: The fast most acceptable to Allah is the fast of David, and the salat most acceptable to Allah is the salat of David. He slept through half the night, then stood in Prayer one third of it and then slept through one sixth; and he used to fast one day and leave off one. He did not retreat in the face of the enemy. . Another version is: My father had married me to a woman of good family and he used to inquire from his daughter-in-law about her husband. She would say: A fine man indeed. Since I have come to him he has not lain down with me nor has he looked at my face. When this continued for some time my father mentioned the matter to the Holy Prophet. He said to my father: Send him to me. So I went to him. He asked me: How often do you fast? I said: Every day. He asked me: How long do you take in reciting the entire Quran? I said: Once every night. Then followed that which has been related already. When Abdullah became old he would recite one seventh of his nightly recitation to some member of his family during the day to lighten his task at night. When he desired relief from his fasting on alternate days he would leave off fasting for a few days and make up later the number of fasts he had missed. He would not give up the" number altogether as he disliked going back on what he had settled with the Holy Prophet in the latter's lifetime.