Section 5 – The Sahabah’s and Ahlul Bayt’s honour for the Qur’an
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Section 6
The Qur’an and Salah in the life of the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah
This section contains ahadith on their eagerness to recite the Qur’an in Salah and a portion of their practice regarding this.
Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala indicated to the most superior method of caring for the Glorious Qur’an which the Hafiz of the Qur’an should adhere to i.e. Qiyam al Layl, standing up in Salah reciting whatever portion of the Qur’an one has memorised. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala announces:
ﭽ ﭾ ﭿ ﮀ ﮁ ﮂ ﮃ ﮄ ﮅ ﮆ ﮇ ﮈ
And from [part of] the night, pray with it [i.e., the recitation of the Qur’an] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you [O Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] to a praised station.[1]
Undoubtedly, the night is the home of presence, understanding, purity of the soul, and the heart being free from connections and distractions.
The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is being addressed[2] with the words of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala:
ﭑ ﭒ ﭔ ﭕ & ﭗ ﭙ ﭚ ﭛ ﭜ ﭝ ﭟ ﭠ ﭡ ﭢ ﭣ ﭤ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing]. Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little. Half of it, or subtract from it a little. Or add to it, and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation.[3]
The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would stand in Qiyam al Layl until his feet would swell.[4] He would lengthen his recitation during his Salah as narrated by Hudhayfah radiya Llahu ‘anhu:
صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات ليلة فافتتح البقرة فقلت يركع عند المائة ثم مضى فقلت يصلي بها في ركعة فمضى فقلت يركع بها ثم افتتح النساء فقرأها ثم افتتح آل عمران فقرأها يقرأ مترسلا إذا مر بآية فيها تسبيح سبح وإذا مر بسؤال سأل وإذا مر بتعوذ تعوذ
One night, I performed Salah with the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He began al Baqarah. I thought that he will bow at a hundred verses. He continued. I thought that he will recite the entire Surah in one rak’ah but he continued. He began al Nisa’ and recited it [completely] then Al ‘Imran and recited it completely. He recited slowly. When he passed a verse of glorification, he glorified [Allah]. When he passed by an entreat, he entreated. When he passed by a place to seek protection, he sought protection.[5]
‘Awf ibn Malik al Ashja’i radiya Llahu ‘anhu reports:
قمت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة فقام فقرأ سورة البقرة لا يمر بآية رحمة ألا وقف فسأل ولا يمر بآية عذاب إلا وقف فتعوذ
I stood with the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam one night. He stood up and recited Surah al Baqarah. He would not pass a verse of mercy without pausing and entreating [Allah for mercy] and he would not pass a verse of punishment without pausing and seeking protection.[6]
The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam directed his Sahabah—and he is the leader in this—by encouraging:
إذا قام صاحب القرآن فقرأه بالليل والنهار ذكره وإذا لم يقم به نسيه
When the devotee of the Qur’an stands up and recites it at night, he remembers it during the day. When he does not stand and recite it at night, he forgets it.[7]
It is evident from this hadith that the one who recites the Qur’an at night is present with his mind, remembering the verses and caring for the Qur’an.
I dedicated this section due to the subject’s importance and since it is the pillar of righteousness and rectification. It is what Allah mentioned in His statement:
ﯺ ﯻ ﯼ ﯽ ﯾ ﯿ ﰀ ﰁ ﰂ ﰃ
Those who hold fast to the Book [i.e., the Qur’an] and establish Salah. Indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of the reformers.[8]
No one comes in first place in combining Qur’an and Salah before that blessed group of the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum.
A. ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said:
لقد رأيت أثرا من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فما أرى أحدا يشبههم والله إن كانوا ليصبحون شعثا غبرا صفرا بين أعينهم مثل ركب المعزى قد باتوا يتلون كتاب الله يراوحون بين أقدامهم وجباههم إذا ذكر الله مادوا كما تميد الشجرة في يوم ريح فانهملت أعينهم حتى تبل والله ثيابهم والله لكأن القوم باتوا غافلين
I saw the mark of the Sahabah of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam; I have not seen anyone else who resembles them. By Allah, they rose in the morning, with dishevelled hair, dusty clothes, paleness, and [marks] between their eyes [i.e. on their foreheads] resembling the knees of goats. They had spent the night reciting the Book of Allah, alternating between their feet and foreheads [i.e. standing and prostrating]. When they remembered Allah, they shook like how a tree shakes on an awfully windy day and sobbed until their clothes, by Allah, became wet. By Allah, as if the people spent the night in negligence.[9]
B. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Urwah ibn al Zubair narrates from his grandmother Asma’ bint Abi Bakr:
I asked her, “How would the Sahabah of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam react when the Qur’an would be recited to them?”
She explained, “They were as Allah described them: their eyes would overflow with tears and their skins would shiver.”
I said, “Some people, when the Qur’an is recited to them, fall unconscious.”
She said, “I seek Allah’s protection from Shaitan.”[10]
C. Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha reports:
لما دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بيتي قال مروا أبا بكر فليصل بالناس قالت فقلت يا رسول الله إن أبا بكر رجل رقيق إذا قرأ القرآن لا يملك دمعه
When the Messenger of Allah entered my house, he instructed, “Command Abu Bakr to lead the people in Salah.”
I submitted, “O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is an emotional man; when he recites the Qur’an, he cannot control his tears.”[11]
D. ‘Ubaid ibn ‘Umair reports:
صلى بنا عمر بن الخطاب كرم الله وجهه صلاة الفجر فافتتح سورة يوسف فقرأها حتى إذا بلغ وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ عَيۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ حتى انقطع فركع
‘Umar ibn al Khattab (may Allah honour his face) led us in Salat al Fajr. He began Surah Yusuf. He recited until he reached, “And his [i.e. Yaqub’s] eyes became white {- i.e., he lost his sight} from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor.”[12] He cried to the extent that he could not recite, so he went into ruku’.
It is reported:
أنه لما انتهى إلى قوله إِنَّمَآ أَشۡكُواْ بَثِّي وَحُزۡنِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ بكى حتى سمع نشيجه من وراء الصفوف
When he reached Allah’s statement, “I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know,”[13] he cried until his sobbing could be heard from the back rows.[14]
E. Nafi’ relates:
كان عبد الله بن عمر إذا قرا هذه الأيةأَلَمۡ يَأۡنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَن تَخۡشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمۡ لِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ بكى حتى يغلبه البكاء
When ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar would recite this verse, “Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah,”[15] he would cry until crying would overpower him.[16]
F. Ibn ‘Abbas radiya Llahu ‘anhuma would stand up for half the night in Salah and recite the Qur’an, one letter at a time. He would cry until his sobbing would be heard.[17]
Ibn Abi Mulaykah reports:
صحبت ابن عباس من مكة إلى المدينة كان إذا نزل قام شطر الليل فسأله أيوب كيف كانت قراءته قال قرأ وجاءت سكرة الموت بالحق ذلك ما كنت منه تحيد فجعل يرتل ويكثر في ذلكم النشيج
I accompanied Ibn ‘Abbas from Makkah to Madinah. When he alighted, he stood for half the night in Salah.
Ayyub asked him, “How was his recitation?”
He explained, “He recited, ‘And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid,’[18] and kept on repeating it while his sobbing increased.”[19]
The Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum treaded the path of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in caring for the Glorious Qur’an by reciting the memorised portion in the night Salah. It is authentically reported that Abu Musa radiya Llahu ‘anhu was between Makkah and Madinah. He performed two rak’at of ‘Isha’ and then stood up to perform one rak’ah of Witr, in which he recited a hundred verses of al Nisa’. He then said:
ما ألوت أن أضع قدمي حيث وضع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قدميه وأنا أقرأ بما قرأ به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
I will not move until I place my feet where the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam placed his feet while I recite what the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam recited.[20]
Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma would recite al Baqarah in a single rak’ah and he recited very slowly.[21]
[1] Surah al Isra’: 79.
[2] Al Qurtubi states in al Jami’ li Ahkam al Qur’an, 19/34: There is dispute whether Qiyam al Layl was obligatory upon the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam only, upon him and the previous Ambiya’, or upon him and his Ummah. There are three views.
The first is the view of Sa’id ibn Jubayr as the address is to him specifically. The second is the view of Ibn ‘Abbas. The third is the view of Aisha and Ibn ‘Abbas as well, and this is correct as appears in Sahih Muslim from Zurarah ibn Awfa that Sa’d ibn Hisham ibn ‘Amir wished to fight in the Path of Allah … This narration contains the following:
I said to Aisha, “Inform me of the Messenger of Allah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam Qiyam?”
She explained, “Do you not recite Surah al Muzzammil.”
“Yes,” I replied.
She said, “Allah ordained Qiyam al Layl at the beginning of this Surah. The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and his Sahabah stood up in Salah for one year. Allah withheld the ending [of the Surah] for twelve months in the heaven and revealed the concession at the end of this Surah. Qiyam al Layl then became optional after being mandatory. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 746.)
[3] Surah al Muzzammil: 1-4.
[4] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 1130; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2819.
[5] Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 772.
[6] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 23980; Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith: 873.
[7] Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 789.
[8] Surah al A’raf: 170.
[9] Hilyat al Awliya’, 1/76,
[10] Al Tafsir min Sunan Sa’id ibn Mansur, Hadith: 95; Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim, 10/3249.
[11] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 682; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 418.
[12] Surah Yusuf: 84.
[13] Surah Yusuf: 86.
[14] Abu ‘Ubaid: Fada’il al Qur’an, pg. 137.
[15] Surah al Hadid: 16.
[16] Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 34647; Hilyat al Awliya’, 1/305; Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, 3/214.
[17] Mukhtasar Qiyam al Layl, pg. 131.
[18] Surah Qaf: 19.
[19] Ahmed: Fada’il al Sahabah, 2/950; Shu’ab al Iman, 3/416.
[20] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 19760; Sunan al Nasa’i, Hadith: 1728.
[21] Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 3300.
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Section 6
The Qur’an and Salah in the life of the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah
This section contains ahadith on their eagerness to recite the Qur’an in Salah and a portion of their practice regarding this.
Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala indicated to the most superior method of caring for the Glorious Qur’an which the Hafiz of the Qur’an should adhere to i.e. Qiyam al Layl, standing up in Salah reciting whatever portion of the Qur’an one has memorised. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala announces:
ﭽ ﭾ ﭿ ﮀ ﮁ ﮂ ﮃ ﮄ ﮅ ﮆ ﮇ ﮈ
And from [part of] the night, pray with it [i.e., the recitation of the Qur’an] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you [O Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] to a praised station.[1]
Undoubtedly, the night is the home of presence, understanding, purity of the soul, and the heart being free from connections and distractions.
The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is being addressed[2] with the words of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala:
ﭑ ﭒ ﭔ ﭕ & ﭗ ﭙ ﭚ ﭛ ﭜ ﭝ ﭟ ﭠ ﭡ ﭢ ﭣ ﭤ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing]. Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little. Half of it, or subtract from it a little. Or add to it, and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation.[3]
The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would stand in Qiyam al Layl until his feet would swell.[4] He would lengthen his recitation during his Salah as narrated by Hudhayfah radiya Llahu ‘anhu:
صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات ليلة فافتتح البقرة فقلت يركع عند المائة ثم مضى فقلت يصلي بها في ركعة فمضى فقلت يركع بها ثم افتتح النساء فقرأها ثم افتتح آل عمران فقرأها يقرأ مترسلا إذا مر بآية فيها تسبيح سبح وإذا مر بسؤال سأل وإذا مر بتعوذ تعوذ
One night, I performed Salah with the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He began al Baqarah. I thought that he will bow at a hundred verses. He continued. I thought that he will recite the entire Surah in one rak’ah but he continued. He began al Nisa’ and recited it [completely] then Al ‘Imran and recited it completely. He recited slowly. When he passed a verse of glorification, he glorified [Allah]. When he passed by an entreat, he entreated. When he passed by a place to seek protection, he sought protection.[5]
‘Awf ibn Malik al Ashja’i radiya Llahu ‘anhu reports:
قمت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة فقام فقرأ سورة البقرة لا يمر بآية رحمة ألا وقف فسأل ولا يمر بآية عذاب إلا وقف فتعوذ
I stood with the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam one night. He stood up and recited Surah al Baqarah. He would not pass a verse of mercy without pausing and entreating [Allah for mercy] and he would not pass a verse of punishment without pausing and seeking protection.[6]
The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam directed his Sahabah—and he is the leader in this—by encouraging:
إذا قام صاحب القرآن فقرأه بالليل والنهار ذكره وإذا لم يقم به نسيه
When the devotee of the Qur’an stands up and recites it at night, he remembers it during the day. When he does not stand and recite it at night, he forgets it.[7]
It is evident from this hadith that the one who recites the Qur’an at night is present with his mind, remembering the verses and caring for the Qur’an.
I dedicated this section due to the subject’s importance and since it is the pillar of righteousness and rectification. It is what Allah mentioned in His statement:
ﯺ ﯻ ﯼ ﯽ ﯾ ﯿ ﰀ ﰁ ﰂ ﰃ
Those who hold fast to the Book [i.e., the Qur’an] and establish Salah. Indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of the reformers.[8]
No one comes in first place in combining Qur’an and Salah before that blessed group of the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum.
A. ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said:
لقد رأيت أثرا من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فما أرى أحدا يشبههم والله إن كانوا ليصبحون شعثا غبرا صفرا بين أعينهم مثل ركب المعزى قد باتوا يتلون كتاب الله يراوحون بين أقدامهم وجباههم إذا ذكر الله مادوا كما تميد الشجرة في يوم ريح فانهملت أعينهم حتى تبل والله ثيابهم والله لكأن القوم باتوا غافلين
I saw the mark of the Sahabah of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam; I have not seen anyone else who resembles them. By Allah, they rose in the morning, with dishevelled hair, dusty clothes, paleness, and [marks] between their eyes [i.e. on their foreheads] resembling the knees of goats. They had spent the night reciting the Book of Allah, alternating between their feet and foreheads [i.e. standing and prostrating]. When they remembered Allah, they shook like how a tree shakes on an awfully windy day and sobbed until their clothes, by Allah, became wet. By Allah, as if the people spent the night in negligence.[9]
B. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Urwah ibn al Zubair narrates from his grandmother Asma’ bint Abi Bakr:
I asked her, “How would the Sahabah of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam react when the Qur’an would be recited to them?”
She explained, “They were as Allah described them: their eyes would overflow with tears and their skins would shiver.”
I said, “Some people, when the Qur’an is recited to them, fall unconscious.”
She said, “I seek Allah’s protection from Shaitan.”[10]
C. Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha reports:
لما دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بيتي قال مروا أبا بكر فليصل بالناس قالت فقلت يا رسول الله إن أبا بكر رجل رقيق إذا قرأ القرآن لا يملك دمعه
When the Messenger of Allah entered my house, he instructed, “Command Abu Bakr to lead the people in Salah.”
I submitted, “O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is an emotional man; when he recites the Qur’an, he cannot control his tears.”[11]
D. ‘Ubaid ibn ‘Umair reports:
صلى بنا عمر بن الخطاب كرم الله وجهه صلاة الفجر فافتتح سورة يوسف فقرأها حتى إذا بلغ وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ عَيۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ حتى انقطع فركع
‘Umar ibn al Khattab (may Allah honour his face) led us in Salat al Fajr. He began Surah Yusuf. He recited until he reached, “And his [i.e. Yaqub’s] eyes became white {- i.e., he lost his sight} from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor.”[12] He cried to the extent that he could not recite, so he went into ruku’.
It is reported:
أنه لما انتهى إلى قوله إِنَّمَآ أَشۡكُواْ بَثِّي وَحُزۡنِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ بكى حتى سمع نشيجه من وراء الصفوف
When he reached Allah’s statement, “I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know,”[13] he cried until his sobbing could be heard from the back rows.[14]
E. Nafi’ relates:
كان عبد الله بن عمر إذا قرا هذه الأيةأَلَمۡ يَأۡنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَن تَخۡشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمۡ لِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ بكى حتى يغلبه البكاء
When ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar would recite this verse, “Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah,”[15] he would cry until crying would overpower him.[16]
F. Ibn ‘Abbas radiya Llahu ‘anhuma would stand up for half the night in Salah and recite the Qur’an, one letter at a time. He would cry until his sobbing would be heard.[17]
Ibn Abi Mulaykah reports:
صحبت ابن عباس من مكة إلى المدينة كان إذا نزل قام شطر الليل فسأله أيوب كيف كانت قراءته قال قرأ وجاءت سكرة الموت بالحق ذلك ما كنت منه تحيد فجعل يرتل ويكثر في ذلكم النشيج
I accompanied Ibn ‘Abbas from Makkah to Madinah. When he alighted, he stood for half the night in Salah.
Ayyub asked him, “How was his recitation?”
He explained, “He recited, ‘And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid,’[18] and kept on repeating it while his sobbing increased.”[19]
The Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum treaded the path of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in caring for the Glorious Qur’an by reciting the memorised portion in the night Salah. It is authentically reported that Abu Musa radiya Llahu ‘anhu was between Makkah and Madinah. He performed two rak’at of ‘Isha’ and then stood up to perform one rak’ah of Witr, in which he recited a hundred verses of al Nisa’. He then said:
ما ألوت أن أضع قدمي حيث وضع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قدميه وأنا أقرأ بما قرأ به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
I will not move until I place my feet where the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam placed his feet while I recite what the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam recited.[20]
Ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma would recite al Baqarah in a single rak’ah and he recited very slowly.[21]
[1] Surah al Isra’: 79.
[2] Al Qurtubi states in al Jami’ li Ahkam al Qur’an, 19/34: There is dispute whether Qiyam al Layl was obligatory upon the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam only, upon him and the previous Ambiya’, or upon him and his Ummah. There are three views.
The first is the view of Sa’id ibn Jubayr as the address is to him specifically. The second is the view of Ibn ‘Abbas. The third is the view of Aisha and Ibn ‘Abbas as well, and this is correct as appears in Sahih Muslim from Zurarah ibn Awfa that Sa’d ibn Hisham ibn ‘Amir wished to fight in the Path of Allah … This narration contains the following:
I said to Aisha, “Inform me of the Messenger of Allah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam Qiyam?”
She explained, “Do you not recite Surah al Muzzammil.”
“Yes,” I replied.
She said, “Allah ordained Qiyam al Layl at the beginning of this Surah. The Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and his Sahabah stood up in Salah for one year. Allah withheld the ending [of the Surah] for twelve months in the heaven and revealed the concession at the end of this Surah. Qiyam al Layl then became optional after being mandatory. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 746.)
[3] Surah al Muzzammil: 1-4.
[4] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 1130; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2819.
[5] Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 772.
[6] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 23980; Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith: 873.
[7] Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 789.
[8] Surah al A’raf: 170.
[9] Hilyat al Awliya’, 1/76,
[10] Al Tafsir min Sunan Sa’id ibn Mansur, Hadith: 95; Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim, 10/3249.
[11] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 682; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 418.
[12] Surah Yusuf: 84.
[13] Surah Yusuf: 86.
[14] Abu ‘Ubaid: Fada’il al Qur’an, pg. 137.
[15] Surah al Hadid: 16.
[16] Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 34647; Hilyat al Awliya’, 1/305; Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, 3/214.
[17] Mukhtasar Qiyam al Layl, pg. 131.
[18] Surah Qaf: 19.
[19] Ahmed: Fada’il al Sahabah, 2/950; Shu’ab al Iman, 3/416.
[20] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 19760; Sunan al Nasa’i, Hadith: 1728.
[21] Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 3300.