Chapter 65 – the Time for Night Prayer

Hadith.1375 - Ubayd ibn Zurarah narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw), after performing the Isha prayer, would retire to his bed and would not perform any additional prayer until midnight."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1377 - Umar ibn Hanzalah said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "I have spent eighteen nights intending to rise (for the night prayer) but did not get up. Should I then pray at the beginning of the night?" He (as) replied: "No, make it up during the day, for I dislike it becoming a habitual practice."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1378 - It is reported from Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb that He said: "I said to him (Abu Abdullah (as)): 'One of your followers, who is among your righteous adherents, complained to me about the difficulty he experiences with sleep. He said to me: ‘I wish to rise for the night prayer (salat al-layl), but sleep overcomes me until I wake up in the morning. Sometimes I make up my prayer continuously for a month or two and endure the difficulty.’ Imam (as) said: 'By Allah (swt), it is a source of delight, by Allah (swt), it is a source of delight!' But he did not permit performing the Witr (single unit of the night prayer) at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Making it up during the day is better.'"

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1379 - Abdullah ibn Muskan reported from Layth al-Muradi who said: "I asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying the night prayer during the summer, when the nights are short, and performing it at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Yes, what you have considered is good, and what you have done is good.'"

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1380 - He (Layth al-Muradi) said: "I asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)) about a man who fears becoming ritually impure (janabah) while traveling or in cold weather and thus performs the night prayer (salat al-layl) and Witr at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1381 - Abu Jarir ibn Idris narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said: "Perform the night prayer (salat al-layl) during travel at the beginning of the night, in the carriage, and also perform the Witr and the two units (rak'ahs) of the Fajr prayer."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1382 - Al-'Ala' reported from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of the Imams (as) who said: "There is no servant except that they are awakened during the night once or twice. If they rise (for prayer), it will be for their benefit; otherwise, Shaytan comes and urinates in their ear. Do you not see that when one rises and has not risen for prayer, they do so sluggishly and heavily, feeling lazy?"

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Hadith.1383 - Al-Hasan al-Sayqal reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "I despise a man who comes to me asking about the actions of the Messenger of Allah (sw) and then says, 'Should I add more?' as if he sees that the Messenger of Allah (sw) was lacking in something. And I despise a man who has read the Qur'an and then wakes up during the night but does not rise (for prayer) until, when it is near dawn, he hastily performs his prayer."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1384 - Abu Hamzah al-Thumali reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "There is no servant who intends to rise (for prayer) at any hour they intend, and Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, knows this intention from them, except that He assigns two angels to move them at that hour."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1385 - Ays ibn al-Qasim reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If a man is overcome by sleep while he is in prayer, let him put his head down and sleep, for I fear that if he wishes to say, 'O’ Allah (swt), admit me to Paradise,' he might instead say, 'O’ Allah (swt), admit me to the Fire.'"

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.1386 - Zakariyya al-Naqqad reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying" (Surah An-Nisa 4:43). Imam (as) said: "This includes the intoxication of sleep."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.