Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari · Hadith 1147

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Narrated Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman: I asked 'Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never exceeded eleven rak'at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four rak'at-- do not ask me about their beauty and length, then four rak'at, do not ask me about their beauty and length, and then three rak'at." Aisha further said, "I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you sleep before offering the witr prayer?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake

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“to kahte rasool. hazrat ayesha ne farmaya ki la tasal husan hina matlab ki dont ask me how beautiful they use to be and how long they use to be. rasoolallah namaz parhte the, ek-ek ek-ek namaz mein ek-ek soorat parh jaate the, do-do parh jaate the. ji, to yaani poori spirit ke saath namaz parhna, sirf ek exercise nahi ki namaz parh li to khatam ho gayi.”