'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prayed one night in the mosque and people also prayed along with him. He then prayed on the following night and there were many persons. Then on the third or fourth night (many people) gathered there, but the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not come out to them (for leading the Tarawih prayer). When it was morning he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 761a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 211 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1666 |
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'A'isha reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 761b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 212 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1667 |
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Zirr (b. Hubaish) reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 762a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 213 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1668 |
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Ubayy b Ka'b reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 762b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 214 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1669 |
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Shu'ba reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention that Shu'ba was in doubt and what follows subsequently.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 762c |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 215 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1670 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 216 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1671 |
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Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, reported that Ibn `Abbas narrated to him that he spent a night in the house of Maimuna, the mother of the believers, who was his mother's sister. I lay down across the cushion, whereas the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and his wife lay down on it length-wise. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) slept till midnight, or a little before midnight, or a little after midnight, and then got up and began to cast off the effects of sleep from his face by rubbing with his hand, and then recited the ten concluding verses of Surah Al-`Imran. He then stood up near a hanging water-skin and performed ablution well, and then stood up and prayed, Ibn `Abbas said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 217 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1672 |
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Makhrama b. Sulaiman narrated it with the same chain of narrators and he made this addition:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763c |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 218 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1673 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763d |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 219 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1674 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763e |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 220 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1675 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported that he spent a night in the house of his maternal aunt, Maimuna. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up at night and performed a short ablution (taking water) from the water-skin hanging there. (Giving a description of the ablution Ibn `Abbas said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763f |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 221 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1676 |
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Ibn `Abbas said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763g |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 222 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1677 |
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Salama said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763h |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 223 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1678 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763i |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 224 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1679 |
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Kuraib reported that Ibn `Abbas spent a night in the house of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763j |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 225 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1680 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763k |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 226 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1681 |
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`Abdullah b. `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763l |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 227 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1682 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763m |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 228 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1683 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763n |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 229 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1684 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 763o |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 230 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1685 |
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Abu Jamra reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 764 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 231 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1686 |
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Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 765 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 232 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1687 |
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Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 766 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 233 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1688 |
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'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two short rak'ahs.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 767 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 234 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1689 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying When any one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak'ahs.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 768 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 235 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1690 |
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Ibn `Abbas reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up during the night to pray, he used to say:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 769a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 236 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1691 |
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas through another chain of transmitters and with slight alteration of two words. Instead of the word Qayyam (Supporter, as used in the above hadith here the word) Qayyim (the Custodian) has been used, and he (further said):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 769b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 237 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1692 |
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This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas by another chain of transmitters and the words are nearly the same (as recorded in the above-mentioned hadith).
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 769c |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 238 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1693 |
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'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 770 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 239 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1694 |
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'Ali b. Abu Talib reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up at night for prayer he would say:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 771a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 240 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1695 |
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A'raj reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) would start the prayer, he would pronounce takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) and then say:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 771b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 241 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1696 |
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Hudhaifa reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 772 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 242 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1697 |
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'Abdullah reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 773a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 243 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1698 |
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A hadith like this has been narrated by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 773b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 244 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1699 |
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'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that a mention was made of a man who slept the whole night till morning. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 774 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 245 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1700 |
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Husain b. 'Ali narrated on the authority of (his father) 'Ali b. Abu Talib that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) came one night to see him ('Ali) and Fatimah (the daughter of the Holy Prophet) and said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 775 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 246 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1701 |
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Abu Huraira transmitted it from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 776 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 247 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1702 |
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Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 777a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 248 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1703 |
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Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 777b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 249 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1704 |
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Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 778 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 250 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1705 |
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Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 779 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 251 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1706 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 780 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 252 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1707 |
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Zaid b. Thabit reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 781a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 253 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1708 |
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Zaid b. Thabit reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) made an apartment in the mosque of mats, and he observed in it prayers for many nights till people began to gather around him, and the rest of the hadith is the same but with this addition:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 781b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 254 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1709 |
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'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had a mat and he used it for making an apartment during the night and observed prayer in it, and the people began to pray with him, and he spread it (the mat) during the day time. The people crowded round him one night. He (the Holy Prophet) then said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 782a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 255 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1710 |
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'A'isha is reported to have said that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was asked about the act most pleasing to Allah. He replied:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 782b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 256 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1711 |
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Alqama reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 783a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 257 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1712 |
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'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 783b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 258 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1713 |
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Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered the mosque (and he found) a rope tied between the two pillars; so he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 784a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 259 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1714 |
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A hadith like this has been narrated from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the authority of Anas by another chain of transmitters.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 784b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 260 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1715 |
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