Sahih al-Bukhari To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6461

Chapter: The adoption of a middle course, and the regularity of deeds

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6461

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، قَالَ 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.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَىَّ حِينٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ‏.‏

Narrated Masruq:

I asked `Aisha "What deed was the most beloved to the Prophet?" She said, "The regular constant one." I said, "At what time did he use to get up at night (for the Tahajjud night prayer)?' She said, "He used to get up on hearing (the crowing of) the cock (the last third of the night).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6461, 1132), An-Nasa’i (No. 1616) and Ahmad (No. 24491).

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَان ) هُوَ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُثْمَان بْن جَبَلَةَ بْن أَبِي رَوَّادٍ , وَأَشْعَث هُوَ اِبْن سُلَيْم بْن الْأَسْوَد وَأَبُوهُ يُكَنَّى أَبَا الشَّعْثَاء بِمُعْجَمَةٍ ثُمَّ مُهْمَلَة ثُمَّ مُثَلَّثَة وَهُوَ بِهَا أَشْهَر , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ هَذَا الْحَدِيث بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَاد فِي " بَاب مَنْ نَامَ عِنْد السَّحَر " مِنْ كِتَاب التَّهَجُّد , وَتَقَدَّمَ شَرْحه هُنَاكَ. وَالْمُرَاد بِالصَّارِخِ الدِّيك. وَقَوْله هُنَا " قُلْت فِي أَيّ حِين كَانَ يَقُوم " وَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " فَأَيّ حِين " وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ هُنَاكَ بِلَفْظِ " قُلْت مَتَى كَانَ يَقُوم " وَأَعْقَبَهُ بِرِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْأَحْوَص عَنْ أَشْعَث بِلَفْظِ " إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخ قَامَ فَصَلَّى "…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1132

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."

يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ‏.

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1616

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'"

الدَّائِمُ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَأَىُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24491

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَشْعَثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ الدَّائِمُ مِنْ الْعَمَلِ…

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التدوين في أخبار قزوين للرافعي (185)يُعْجِبُهُ الدَّائِمُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ . فَقُلْتُ : أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ ؟ قَالَتْ : إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ يَعْنِي : الدِّيكَ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4350)كَانَ يُحِبُّ الدَّائِمَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ ، قُلْتُ : أِيُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ ؟ قَالَتْ : إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1297)الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَتْ : الدَّائِمُ ، قَلَتُ : فَأَيُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ ؟ قَالَتْ : إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 741

He (the Holy Prophet) loved (that action) which one keeps on doing regularly. I said (to 'A'isha): When did he pray (at night)? She replied: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and observed prayer.

إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 2 other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1207

Masruq said he asked ‘A’isha what action was most pleasing to God’s Messenger and she replied that it was what one keeps on doing. He asked at what time he got up at night and she said it was at cockcrow. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ: أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَتْ: الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ: فَأَيُّ حِينَ كَانَ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ: كَانَ…

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23487

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Sahih al-Bukhari 6461

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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."

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'"

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He (the Holy Prophet) loved (that action) which one keeps on doing regularly. I said (to 'A'isha): When did he pray (at night)? She replied: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and observed prayer.

Masruq said he asked ‘A’isha what action was most pleasing to God’s Messenger and she replied that it was what one keeps on doing. He asked at what time he got up at night and she said it was at cockcrow. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

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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."

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'"

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He (the Holy Prophet) loved (that action) which one keeps on doing regularly. I said (to 'A'isha): When did he pray (at night)? She replied: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and observed prayer.

Masruq said he asked ‘A’isha what action was most pleasing to God’s Messenger and she replied that it was what one keeps on doing. He asked at what time he got up at night and she said it was at cockcrow. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

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