Hadith 33468

Chapter 7

باب 7

(7) باب مَنْ نَامَ عِنْدَ السَّحَرِ

(7) Chapter: Sleeping in the last hours of the night
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حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَانُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتِ الدَّائِمُ. قُلْتُ مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ.

Narrated Masruq:
I asked `Aisha which deed was most loved by the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he used to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on hearing the crowing of a cock."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1132

In-book reference: Book 19, Hadith 12

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 232