Sunan Abu Dawood 765

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Asim ibn Humayd said: I asked Aishah: By what words the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم would begin his supererogatory prayer at night? She replied: You ask me about a thing of which no one asked me before..

Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Awf said: I asked Aishah: By what words the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to begin his prayer when he stood up at night (to offer tahajjud prayer). She said: When he stood up at night, he began his prayer by..

The above mentioned tradition has been reported by ‘Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds: When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . . ..

Malik said: There is no harm in uttering supplication in prayer, in its beginning, in its middle, and in the end, in obligatory prayer or other. ..

Rifaah bin Rafi said: One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the..

Ibn Abbas said: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood up for praying at midnight, he said: o Allah, be praise to Thee, Thou art the light of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise; Thou are the maintainer of the heavens..