from his Witr. And because in the latter part of the night, the Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, descends to the lowest heaven; as (89) Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, descends to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says: 'Who is calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Who is asking of Me, that I may give to him? And who is seeking My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?'" Agreed upon (90). Abu 'Abd Allah said: If he dozes—meaning after the Tahajjud—then no sign of sleepiness appears on him, but if he does not doze, it appears on him. Masruq said: I asked 'Aishah: At what time did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) pray? She said: Whenever he heard the crier, he would stand up and pray. Agreed upon (91).
= It was also extracted by al-Nasa'i, in: The chapter on the disagreement regarding 'Aishah concerning the reviving of the night, and in: The chapter on the time of Witr, from the Book of Night Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 3/177, 189. And Ibn Majah, in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding which hours of the night are best, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/434. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 6/63, 102, 109, 253. The third [narration] was extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The chapter on one who sleeps at the time of dawn, from the Book of Tahajjud, and in: The chapter on the most beloved prayer to Allah being the prayer of David and the most beloved fasting to Allah being the fasting of David, from the Book of the Prophets. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/63, 4/195. And Muslim, in: The chapter on the night prayer... etc., from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/511. It was also extracted by Abu Dawood, in: The chapter on the time of the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) standing for prayer at night, from the Book of Voluntary Prayers. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/303. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 6/161, 205, 270. (89) In M: "When". (90) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The chapter on supplication and prayer at the end of the night, from the Book of Tahajjud, and in: The chapter on supplication in the middle of the night, from the Book of Supplications, and in: The chapter on His saying, the Exalted: {They want to change the words of Allah}, from the Book of Tawhid. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/66, 8/88, 9/175. And Muslim, in: The chapter on encouragement regarding supplication and dhikr at the end of the night and its being answered therein, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/521-523. It was also extracted by Abu Dawood, in: The chapter on which part of the night is best, from the Book of Voluntary Prayers. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/303. And al-Tirmidhi, in: What has been narrated regarding the descent of the Lord, Might and Majesty is He, to the lowest heaven every night, from the Chapters on Prayer, and in: The chapter: 'The Ansari narrated to us, Ma'n narrated to us,' from the Chapters on Supplications. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/233, 13/30. And Ibn Majah, in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding which hours of the night are best, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/435. And al-Darimi, in: The chapter on Allah descending to the lowest heaven, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/346, 347. And Imam Malik, in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding supplication, from the Book of the Quran. Al-Muwatta 1/214. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/258, 264, 265, 267, 282, 419, 433, 487, 504, 521. (91) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The chapter on one who sleeps at the time of dawn, from the Book of Tahajjud, and in: The chapter on moderation and consistency in deeds, from the Book of Softening Hearts. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/63, 8/122. And Muslim, in: The chapter on the night prayer... =
