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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1177

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In-book entry
187

Chapter 32

Chapter context: Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night

- باب فضل قيام الليل‏:‏

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال‏:‏ ‏

‏أحب الصلاة إلى الله صلاة داود، وأحب الصيام إلى الله صيام داود، كان ينام نصف الليل ويقوم ثلثه وينام سدسه ويصوم يومًا ويفطر يومًا‏

‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

'Abdullah bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The Salat which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud; and As-Saum (the fasting) which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud. He used to sleep half the night, get up to perform Salat for one-third of it, then sleep through the remaining one-sixth of it; and he used to observe Saum on alternative days." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1177 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 187 under the chapter “Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night.”

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