Sunan an-Nasa'i
Book 20: The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار
220 hadith in this book
1Encouragement to pray in houses and the virtue of doing soباب الْحَثِّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ فِي الْبُيُوتِ وَالْفَضْلِ فِي ذَلِكَ2Qiyam Al-Lail (Voluntary prayers at night)باب قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ3The reward of one who prays Qiyam during Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of rewardباب ثَوَابِ مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا4Qiyam during the month of Ramadanباب قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ5Encouragement to pray Qiyam Al-Lailباب التَّرْغِيبِ فِي قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ6The virtue of Night Prayerباب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ7The virtue of night prayer while travelingباب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ فِي السَّفَرِ8The time for Qiyamباب وَقْتِ الْقِيَامِ9With what Qiyam should beginباب ذِكْرِ مَا يُسْتَفْتَحُ بِهِ الْقِيَامُ10Using siwak when getting up to pray at nightباب مَا يَفْعَلُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مِنَ السِّوَاكِ11Mentioning the discrepancies reported from Abu Hasin 'Uthman Bin 'Asim in this hadithباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى أَبِي حَصِينٍ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ12With what should prayer at night begin?باب بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ تُسْتَفْتَحُ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ13Mentioning the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at nightباب ذِكْرِ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِاللَّيْلِ14Mentioning the prayer of Prophet Dawud, peace be upon him, at nightباب ذِكْرِ صَلاَةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِاللَّيْلِ15Mentioning the prayer of Prophet Musa and the different reports from Sulaiman At-Taimi about itباب ذِكْرِ صَلاَةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ فِيهِ16Staying up at night (in prayer)باب إِحْيَاءِ اللَّيْلِ17The differing narrations from 'Aishah regarding staying up at night (in prayer)باب الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فِي إِحْيَاءِ اللَّيْلِ18What is done when one begins the prayer standing and mentioning the differences with those who reported from 'Aisha concerning itباب كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ قَائِمًا وَذِكْرِ اخْتِلاَفِ النَّاقِلِينَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ19Sitting while performing voluntary prayers, and mentioning the differences reported from Abu Ishaq regarding thatباب صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ فِي النَّافِلَةِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ فِي ذَلِكَ20The superiority of prayer standing up over prayer sitting downباب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ21The superiority of prayer sitting down over prayer lying downباب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ عَلَى صَلاَةِ النَّائِمِ22How should one who is sitting pray?باب كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ الْقَاعِدِ23How to recite at nightباب كَيْفَ الْقِرَاءَةُ بِاللَّيْلِ24The Superiority of reciting silently over reciting loudlyباب فَضْلِ السِّرِّ عَلَى الْجَهْرِ25Making the standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting between the two prostrations, equal in length when praying Qiyam al-Laylباب تَسْوِيَةِ الْقِيَامِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالْقِيَامِ بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَالْجُلُوسِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ26How to pray at nightباب كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ27The command to pray witrباب الأَمْرِ بِالْوِتْرِ28Encouragement to pray witr before sleepingباب الْحَثِّ عَلَى الْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ29The Prophet's (ﷺ) prohibition of praying witr twice in one nightباب نَهْىِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْوِتْرَيْنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ30The time for witrباب وَقْتِ الْوِتْرِ31The command to pray witr before dawnباب الأَمْرِ بِالْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ32Witr after the adhanباب الْوِتْرِ بَعْدَ الأَذَانِ33Witr on one's mountباب الْوِتْرِ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ34How many (rak'ahs) is witr?باب كَمِ الْوِتْرُ35How to pray witr with one (rak'ah)باب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ36How to pray witr with three rak'ahsباب كَيْفَ الْوَتْرُ بِثَلاَثٍ37Mentioning the different wordings in the reports from Ubayy bin Ka'b concerning witrباب ذِكْرِ اخْتِلاَفِ أَلْفَاظِ النَّاقِلِينَ لِخَبَرِ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فِي الْوِتْرِ . أ }38The differing narrations from Abu Ishaq in the hadith of Sa'eed bin Jubair from Ibn 'Abbas concerning Witrباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ فِي حَدِيثِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي الْوَتْرِ . ب }39Mentioning the discrepancies in the narration from Habib ibn Abi Thabit in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas concerning Witrباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي الْوَتْرِ . ج }40Mentioning the different narrations from Az-Zuhri, for the hadith of Abu Ayyub concerning Witrباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فِي الْوَتْرِ . د }41How to pray witr with five rak'ahs, and the differences reported from Al-Hakam in the hadith about Witrباب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ فِي حَدِيثِ الْوِتْرِ42How to pray witr with sevenباب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِسَبْعٍ43How to pray witr with nine rak'ahsباب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِتِسْعٍ44How to pray witr with eleven rak'ahsباب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً45Witr with thirteen rak'ahsباب الْوِتْرِ بِثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً46Recitation in witrباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْوِتْرِ47Another case of recitation in witrباب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْوِتْرِ48Mentioning the differences reported from Shu'bah about that reportباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى شُعْبَةَ فِيهِ . أ }49Mentioning the differences reported from Malik Bin Mighwal about thatباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ فِيهِ . ب }50Mentioning the differences from Shu'bah from Qatadah about thatباب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . ج }51Supplicating during witrباب الدُّعَاءِ فِي الْوِتْرِ52Not raising the hands while supplicating during witrباب تَرْكِ رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ فِي الْوِتْرِ53The length of prostration after witrباب قَدْرِ السَّجْدَةِ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ54The Tasbih after finishing witr and the variance reported from Sufyan about thatباب التَّسْبِيحِ بَعْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنَ الْوِتْرِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى سُفْيَانَ فِيهِ55It is permissible to pray between witr and the two rak'ahs of Fajrباب إِبَاحَةِ الصَّلاَةِ بَيْنَ الْوِتْرِ وَبَيْنَ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ56Regularly praying the two rak'ahs before Fajrباب الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ57The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajrباب وَقْتِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ58Lying down on one's right side after the two rak'ahs of Fajrباب الاِضْطِجَاعِ بَعْدَ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ عَلَى الشِّقِّ الأَيْمَنِ59Criticism of one who stops praying Qiyam Al-Lailباب ذَمِّ مَنْ تَرَكَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ60The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and mentioning the differences reported from Nafi'باب وَقْتِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى نَافِعٍ61One who has the habit of praying at night, then sleep overwhelms himباب مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ صَلاَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ فَغَلَبَهُ عَلَيْهَا النَّوْمُ62In the name of that good manباب اسْمِ الرَّجُلِ الرِّضَا63One who goes to bed intending to get up and pray Qiyam but he falls asleepباب مَنْ أَتَى فِرَاشَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْوِي الْقِيَامَ فَنَامَ64How many rak'ahs should a person pray who slept and missed (praying Qiyam Al-Lail) or was prevented from doing so by painباب كَمْ يُصَلِّي مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ صَلاَةٍ، أَوْ مَنَعَهُ وَجَعٌ65When should a person who slept and missed reciting his nightly portion of Qur'an make it upباب مَتَى يَقْضِي مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ حِزْبِهِ، مِنَ اللَّيْلِ66The reward of one who prays twelve rak'ahs apart from the prescribed prayers during the day and nightباب ثَوَابِ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَذِكْرِ اخْتِلاَفِ النَّاقِلِينَ فِيهِ لِخَبَرِ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَالاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى عَطَاءٍ67The differences in the reports from Ismail bin Abi Khalidباب الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ
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