Hadith #18

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English Translation

He (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that i recited to 'Abd al-Rahman, from Malik, from Makhramah ibn Sulayman, from Kurayb, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, that 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) informed him that he spent the night at the house of Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was his maternal aunt. He said: I lay down across the width of the pillow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay along its length. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until midnight — or slightly before or slightly after it — then he woke up and sat wiping the sleep from his face with his hand. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al 'Imran. Then he stood up to a hanging waterskin and performed wudu from it, perfecting his wudu. Then he stood to pray. Ibn 'Abbas said: I got up and did as he had done, then went and stood beside him. He placed his hand on my head and took my right ear, twisting it gently. Then he prayed two rak'ahs, then two, then two, then two, then two, then two, then performed witr. Then he lay down until the mu'adhdhin came to him. He stood up and prayed two light rak'ahs, then went out and prayed the Fajr prayer.