I heard ‘Abdullaah the son of ‘Alee ibn Hamshaad say: I do not know that my father [ever] left the night prayer.
Category: Prayer
Dividing the night in three parts
Zubayd ibn al-Haarith would divide the night in three parts: a part for himself, a part for his son, and a part for his other son ‘Abdur-Rahmaan.
Waking up his family for the night prayer
Abu Barzah al-Aslamee would wake up for the night prayer, perform wudhoo, then wake up his family [so they could also pray]; he would [then] recite between sixty and a hundred aayahs [in his prayer].
Leading the night prayer
Suwayd ibn Ghafalah would lead us in the night prayer during the month of Ramadhaan, while he had reached 120 years [of age].
Divided the night into thirds
I hosted Abu Hurayrah for seven days; he, his wife and his servant would divide the night into thirds, [whereby] he would pray, then wake up the other who would then pray, and then wake up the other [who would then also pray].
Prolong the night prayer
Whoever prolongs the night prayer, Allaah will facilitate for him his standing on the Day of Resurrection.
I really wanted to complete reciting it
Muhammad ibn Ismaa’eel [al-Bukhaaree] was invited to a garden belonging to some of his friends…
Ask for me at the graveyard
It has been narrated about Ibn Khafeef that he suffered from a hip pain, and if it became severe it would prevent him from any movement…
If he missed the congregational prayer
If Sa’eed ibn ‘Abdil-’Azeez missed the congregational prayer, he would weep.
Never missed the first takbeer
al-A’mash was nearly seventy years [of age], yet he never missed the first takbeer [at the start of the congregational prayer].