Chapter 65 – the Time for Night Prayer

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 66

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 66

Chapter 65 – the Time for Night Prayer
12 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1375

1375 - رَوَى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا صَلَّى اَلْعِشَاءَ أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَنْتَصِفَ اَللَّيْلُ.

Hadith.1375 - Ubayd ibn Zurarah narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw), after performing the Isha prayer, would retire to his bed and would not perform any additional prayer until midnight."

Ḥadīth 1376

1376 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «وَقْتُ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ مَا بَيْنَ نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ.

Hadith.1376 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The time for the night prayer (salat al-layl) is from midnight until its end."

Ḥadīth 1377

1377 - وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: إِنِّي مَكَثْتُ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً أَنْوِي اَلْقِيَامَ فَلاَ أَقُومُ أَ فَأُصَلِّي أَوَّلَ اَللَّيْلِ قَالَ «لاَ اِقْضِ بِالنَّهَارِ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ ذَلِكَ خُلُقاً.

Hadith.1377 - Umar ibn Hanzalah said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "I have spent eighteen nights intending to rise (for the night prayer) but did not get up. Should I then pray at the beginning of the night?" He (as) replied: "No, make it up during the day, for I dislike it becoming a habitual practice."

Ḥadīth 1378

1378 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ مَوَالِيكَ مِنْ صُلَحَائِهِمْ شَكَا إِلَيَّ مَا يَلْقَى مِنَ اَلنَّوْمِ وَقَالَ لِي إِنِّي أُرِيدُ اَلْقِيَامَ لِصَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ فَيَغْلِبُنِي اَلنَّوْمُ حَتَّى أُصْبِحَ فَرُبَّمَا قَضَيْتُ صَلاَتِي اَلشَّهْرَ اَلْمُتَتَابِعَ أَوِ اَلشَّهْرَيْنِ أَصْبِرُ عَلَى ثِقَلِهِ فَقَالَ «قُرَّةُ عَيْنٍ وَ اَللَّهِ قُرَّةُ عَيْنٍ وَ اَللَّهِ وَ لَمْ يُرَخِّصْ فِي اَلْوَتْرِ أَوَّلَ اَللَّيْلِ» فَقَالَ «اَلْقَضَاءُ بِالنَّهَارِ أَفْضَلُ.

Hadith.1378 - It is reported from Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb that He said: "I said to him (Abu Abdullah (as)): 'One of your followers, who is among your righteous adherents, complained to me about the difficulty he experiences with sleep. He said to me: ‘I wish to rise for the night prayer (salat al-layl), but sleep overcomes me until I wake up in the morning. Sometimes I make up my prayer continuously for a month or two and endure the difficulty.’ Imam (as) said: 'By Allah (swt), it is a source of delight, by Allah (swt), it is a source of delight!' But he did not permit performing the Witr (single unit of the night prayer) at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Making it up during the day is better.'"

Ḥadīth 1379

1379 - وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ لَيْثٍ اَلْمُرَادِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلصَّيْفِ فِي اَللَّيَالِي اَلْقِصَارِ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ فِي أَوَّلِ اَللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ نِعْمَ مَا رَأَيْتَ وَ نِعْمَ مَا صَنَعْتَ.

Hadith.1379 - Abdullah ibn Muskan reported from Layth al-Muradi who said: "I asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying the night prayer during the summer, when the nights are short, and performing it at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Yes, what you have considered is good, and what you have done is good.'"

Ḥadīth 1380

1380 - وَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَخَافُ اَلْجَنَابَةَ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ أَوْ فِي اَلْبَرْدِ فَيُعَجِّلُ صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ وَ اَلْوَتْرَ فِي أَوَّلِ اَللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Hadith.1380 - He (Layth al-Muradi) said: "I asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)) about a man who fears becoming ritually impure (janabah) while traveling or in cold weather and thus performs the night prayer (salat al-layl) and Witr at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

Ḥadīth 1381

1381 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو جَرِيرِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ: «صَلِّ صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اَللَّيْلِ فِي اَلْمَحْمِلِ وَ اَلْوَتْرَ وَ رَكْعَتَيِ اَلْفَجْرِ.

Hadith.1381 - Abu Jarir ibn Idris narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said: "Perform the night prayer (salat al-layl) during travel at the beginning of the night, in the carriage, and also perform the Witr and the two units (rak'ahs) of the Fajr prayer."

Ḥadīth 1382

1382 - وَ رَوَى اَلْعَلاَءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلاَّ وَ هُوَ يُوقَظُ فِي لَيْلَتِهِ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ قَامَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ وَ إِلاَّ جَاءَ اَلشَّيْطَانُ فَبَالَ فِي أُذُنِهِ أَ وَ لاَ يَرَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَنَّهُ إِذَا قَامَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قَامَ وَ هُوَ مُتَخَثِّرٌ ثَقِيلٌ كَسْلاَنُ.

Hadith.1382 - Al-'Ala' reported from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of the Imams (as) who said: "There is no servant except that they are awakened during the night once or twice. If they rise (for prayer), it will be for their benefit; otherwise, Shaytan comes and urinates in their ear. Do you not see that when one rises and has not risen for prayer, they do so sluggishly and heavily, feeling lazy?"

Ḥadīth 1383

1383 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ اَلصَّيْقَلُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنِّي لَأَمْقُتُ اَلرَّجُلَ يَأْتِينِي فَيَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ عَمَلِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَيَقُولُ أَزِيدُ كَأَنَّهُ يَرَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَصَّرَ فِي شَيْءٍ وَ إِنِّي لَأَمْقُتُ اَلرَّجُلَ قَدْ قَرَأَ اَلْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ يَسْتَيْقِظُ مِنَ اَللَّيْلِ فَلاَ يَقُومُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ اَلصُّبْحِ قَامَ يُبَادِرُهُ بِصَلاَتِهِ.

Hadith.1383 - Al-Hasan al-Sayqal reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "I despise a man who comes to me asking about the actions of the Messenger of Allah (sw) and then says, 'Should I add more?' as if he sees that the Messenger of Allah (sw) was lacking in something. And I despise a man who has read the Qur'an and then wakes up during the night but does not rise (for prayer) until, when it is near dawn, he hastily performs his prayer."

Ḥadīth 1384

1384 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ اَلثُّمَالِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا نَوَى عَبْدٌ أَنْ يَقُومَ أَيَّةَ سَاعَةٍ نَوَى فَعَلِمَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ وَكَّلَ بِهِ مَلَكَيْنِ يُحَرِّكَانِهِ تِلْكَ اَلسَّاعَةَ.

Hadith.1384 - Abu Hamzah al-Thumali reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "There is no servant who intends to rise (for prayer) at any hour they intend, and Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, knows this intention from them, except that He assigns two angels to move them at that hour."

Ḥadīth 1385

1385 - وَ رَوَى عِيصُ بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا غَلَبَ اَلرَّجُلَ اَلنَّوْمُ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَضَعْ رَأْسَهُ فَلْيَنَمْ فَإِنِّي أَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُولَ اَللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْنِي اَلْجَنَّةَ أَنْ يَقُولَ اَللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْنِي اَلنَّارَ.

Hadith.1385 - Ays ibn al-Qasim reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If a man is overcome by sleep while he is in prayer, let him put his head down and sleep, for I fear that if he wishes to say, 'O’ Allah (swt), admit me to Paradise,' he might instead say, 'O’ Allah (swt), admit me to the Fire.'"

Ḥadīth 1386

1386 - وَ رَوَى زَكَرِيَّا اَلنَّقَّاضُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «لاٰ تَقْرَبُوا اَلصَّلاٰةَ وَ أَنْتُمْ سُكٰارىٰ حَتّٰى تَعْلَمُوا مٰا تَقُولُونَ» قَالَ «مِنْهُ سُكْرُ اَلنَّوْمِ.

Hadith.1386 - Zakariyya al-Naqqad reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying" (Surah An-Nisa 4:43). Imam (as) said: "This includes the intoxication of sleep."