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Chapter 198
ﻦﻤﻳﻷا ﻪﺒﻨﺟ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺮﺠﻔﻟا ﻲﺘﻌآر ﺪﻌﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ عﺎﺠﻄﺿﻻا بﺎﺒﺤﺘﺳا بﺎﺑ
Desirability of Lying down on one's right side after the Sunnah of Fajr Prayer
1110 -
ﺖَﻟﺎﻗ ﺎَﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲِﺿَر َﺔَﺸِﺋﺎﻋ ْﻦﻋ
:
ِﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟا ﻲﺘَﻌْآَر ﻰﱠﻠﺻ اذإ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱡﻲﺒﱠﻨﻟا َنﺎآ
،
ِﻦﻤْﻳَﻷا ِﻪﱢﻘِﺷ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻊﺠَﻄْﺿا
.
ﱡيرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
.
1110.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
When the Prophet (PBUH) had performed two Rak`ah
before the Fajr prayer, he would lie down on his right side
.
[Al-Bukhari].
1111
ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻬْﻨﻋَو
:
ِﺮْﺠﻔْﻟا ﻰﻟإ ِءﺎَﺸﻌْﻟا ةﻼﺻ ْﻦِﻣ َغُﺮْﻔﻳ ْنَأ َﻦْﻴﺑ ﺎﻤﻴﻓ ﻲﱢﻠَﺼُﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱡﻲﺒﻨﻟا َنﺎآ
ِﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟا ِةﻼﺻ ْﻦِﻣ ُنﱢذَﺆُﻤﻟا َﺖَﻜَﺳ اذﺈَﻓ ، ٍةَﺪِﺣاَﻮِﺑ ُﺮِﺗﻮُﻳو ، ِﻦْﻴﺘَﻌآر ﱢﻞُآ َﻦْﻴﺑ ُﻢﱢﻠَﺴُﻳ ًﺔﻌْآَر َةَﺮْﺸَﻋ ىَﺪْﺣإ
ُﻪَﻟ َﻦﱠﻴﺒَﺗو ،
ﱠﺘَﺣ اﺬﻜه ، ِﻦَﻤْﻳَﻷا ﻪﱢﻘِﺷ ﻰﻠَﻋ َﻊَﺠَﻄْﺿا ﱠﻢُﺛ ، ِﻦْﻴَﺘَﻔﻴِﻔَﺧ ﻦْﻴﺘَﻌْآَر َﻊَآَﺮَﻓ مﺎﻗ ، ُنﱢذَﺆُﻤﻟا ُﻩَءﺎﺟَو ، ُﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟا
ُنﱢذَﺆُﻤﻟا ُﻪَﻴِﺗْﺄﻳ ﻰ
ِﺔَﻣﺎَﻗِﻺﻟ
.
ٌﻢِﻠْﺴُﻣ ﻩاور
.
ﺎَﻬُﻟْﻮَﻗ،
:
»
ﻦْﻴَﺘﻌْآَر ﱢﻞُآ ﻦْﻴﺑ ُﻢﱢﻠﺴُﻳ
«
ﻩﺎﻨﻌﻣو ٍﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻲﻓ ﻮه اﺬﻜه
: ﺪْﻌﺑ
ِﻦْﻴَﺘﻌْآَر ﱢﻞُآ
.
1111.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
When the Prophet (PBUH) finished the `Isha prayer, he
would perform eleven Rak`ah before the Fajr prayer, concluding each two Rak`ah with Taslim (i.e., saying As-
Salamu `Alaikum) and observing the Witr (odd) at the end. When the Mu'adhdhin finished proclaiming Adhan for
the Fajr prayer and it was dawn, he would rise and perform two short Rak`ah, and then would lie down on his right
side till the Mu'adhdhin came to (inform) him about Iqamah
.
[Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that the Prophet (PBUH) was in the habit of lying down on his right side after
the two Sunnah of Fajr prayer. It also mentions his offering of Tahajjud prayer, which consists of eleven Rak`ah. He
would perform this Salat in the form of four couplets and one Witr. According to some narrations, he would perform
four couplets and supplement them with three Rak`ah of Witr. Both these forms are right. This Hadith, also proves
the validity of one Witr.
This Hadith also tells us that the time for the Tahajjud and Witr prayer is from `Isha' prayer to the daybreak. One can
perform Tahajjud prayer at any time during this period. But, the best time for it is the third part of the night for the
reason that after Tahajjud one can, after a while, perform Fajr prayer in congregation (
Jama`ah
).
The Tarawih (
optional night prayer
) performed in the month of Ramadan is this Tahajjud prayer which is also
termed as Qiyam-ul-Lail For the sake of convenience and benefit of congregational prayer, it is offered soon after
`Isha' prayer in the month of Ramadan. The right number of Rak`ah in the Tarawih prayer is eight because the
Prophet (PBUH) never offered more than eight Rak`ah; with three Witr in the month of Ramadan or otherwise.
`Aishah's statement to this effect quoted in Sahih Al-Bukhari also supports this fact. In Hadith literature, the Nawafil
of the night have been termed as Qiyam-ul-Lail for which the word "
Tahajjud
'' has also been used in the Qur'an and
Hadith. The word "
Tarawih
'' does not figure anywhere in Hadith. The word "
Tarawih
'' for "
Qiyam-ul-Lail
'' became
popular after the era of the Prophet (PBUH) and his Companions. Thus, that number of Tarawih prayer agrees with
the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) which is proved by the actual practice of the Prophet (PBUH), that is eight
Rak`ah and three Witr only. It is not in any case twenty Rak`ah. Authentic Ahadith prove this point abundantly.
1112
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َلﺎﻗ ، ُﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر َةﺮﻳﺮُه ﻲﺑَأ ْﻦﻋو
:
ا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲ
:
»
ْﻢُآُﺪَﺣَأ ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ اذِإ
ِﻪِﻨﻴِﻤﻳ ﻰﻠَﻋ ْﻊِﺠَﻄﻀَﻴْﻠَﻓ ِﺮْﺠَﻔﻟا ِﻲَﺘَﻌْآر
«
.
ٍﺔﺤﻴﺤﺻ َﺪﻴِﻧﺎﺳَﺄﺑ يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟاو ، دواد ﻮﺑَأ ﻩاَوَر
.
يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا َلﺎﻗ
:
ٌﺢﻴِﺤَﺻ ٌﻦَﺴَﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
1112.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
When
anyone of you has performed two of Sunnah before the Fajr prayer, he should lie down on his right side
."
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
The preceding Ahadith described the practice of the Prophet (PBUH) while the present one tells us
about his order that one should lie down on his right side after offering the two Sunnah of Fajr prayer. Thus, this
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