| innovation in religion this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering | " She added, "I asked, 'O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! In the morning, the people spoke about it and then a large number of them gathered and prayed behind him on the second night |
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| " Ibn Shihab a sub-narrator said, "Allah's Messenger ﷺ died and the people continued observing that i | Do you sleep before offering the witr prayer? My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake'! " So, Allah's Apostle died and the situation remained like that i |
" Aisha further said, "I said, 'O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! When the morning prayer was finished he recited Tashah-hud and addressing the people said, "Amma ba'du, your presence was not hidden from me but I was afraid lest the night prayer Qiyam should be enjoined on you and you might not be able to carry it on.
17| My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep | Allah's Messenger ﷺ came out and the people prayed behind him |
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| On that, 'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a i | Do you sleep before praying the witr? On the fourth night the Mosque was overwhelmed with people and could not accommodate them, but the Prophet ﷺ came out only for the morning prayer |
' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night.
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