Hadith 23670

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب نَسْخِ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ وَالتَّيْسِيرِ فِيهِ

(457) Chapter: The Abrogation Of The (Obligation Of) Night Prayer And Facilitation (Of Choice) Regarding It
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، - يَعْنِي الْمَرْوَزِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَوَّلُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِمْ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا سَنَةٌ .

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
When the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray as long as they would pray during Ramadan until its last verses were revealed. The period between the revelation of its opening and the last verses was one year.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1305

In-book reference: Book 5, Hadith 56

English translation: Book 5, Hadith 1300