إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ أَمَرَ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَ سِوَاكِهِ يُوضَعُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مُخَمَّراً فَيَرْقُدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَسْتَاكُ وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَرْقُدُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَسْتَاكُ وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَرْقُدُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي وَجْهِ الصُّبْحِ قَامَ فَأَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ كانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ قُلْتُ مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَ بَعْدَ ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ وَ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ. وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى يَكُونُ قِيَامُهُ وَ رُكُوعُهُ وَ سُجُودُهُ سَوَاءً وَ يَسْتَاكُ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ قَامَ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ وَ يَقْرَأُ الْآيَاتِ مِنْ آلِ عِمْرَانَ إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘It was so that whenever Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> prayed <span class="iTxt">Al-Isha</span> the last, ordered for his<sup>saww</sup> water for the ablution and his<sup>saww</sup> toothbrush to be place by his<sup>saww</sup> head (pillow), covered. So he<sup>saww</sup> would lie down for as long as Allah<sup>azwj</sup> so Desired. Then he<sup>saww</sup> would stand, so he<sup>saww</sup> would brush his<sup>saww</sup> teeth, and perform ablution, and he<sup>saww</sup> would pray four <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span> of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. The he<sup>saww</sup> woud lie down. Then he<sup>saww</sup> would stand, so he<sup>saww</sup> would brush his<sup>saww</sup> teeth and perform ablution, and he<sup>saww</sup> would pray four <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span> of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. Then he<sup>saww</sup> would lie down until when it was during the face of the morning, he<sup>saww</sup> would stand, so he<sup>saww</sup> would perform (Salāt) Al-<span class="iTxt">Witr</span>, then pray the two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span> of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘<span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:33#h21"><a href="/books/quran:33#h21">[33:21]</a></a> Certainly you have in Rasool-Allah an excellent exemplar</span>’. I said, ‘When was he<sup>saww</sup> standing (for the night <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>)?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said ‘After a third of the night’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said in another Hadeeth: ‘After half the night’. And in another report: ‘It should so happen that his standing, and his <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span>, and his Sajdah should be equal, and he should brush teeth every time he stands from his sleep, and he should recite the Verses from (Surah) Aal-e-Imraan (Chapter 3) <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:3#h190"><a href="/books/quran:3#h190">[3:190]</a></a> Most surely in the Creation of the skies and the earth</span> up to His<sup>azwj</sup> Words <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:3#h194"><a href="/books/quran:3#h194">[3:194]</a></a> surely You do not fail to Fulfil the Promise</span>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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