The Prophet -peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- prayed in the mosque one night, and some people prayed with him. Then he prayed the following night, and the number of people increased. Then they gathered on the third or fourth night, but the Messenger of Allah -peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- did not come out to them. When morning came, he said: "I saw what you did, and nothing prevented me from coming out to you except that I feared it would be made obligatory (1) upon you." He said: And that was in Ramadan. Both of them were recorded by Muslim (2). And from Abu Dharr, he said: We fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah -peace and blessings of Allah be upon him-, and he did not lead us in prayer for any part of the month, until seven days remained. [He stood with us in prayer until one-third of the night had passed, and when it was the sixth night, he did not stand with us] (3). Then when it was the fifth night, he stood with us until half of the night had passed.
(1) In M: "tuftarad" (it would be made obligatory). (2) The first part was recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of Voluntary Night Prayer in Ramadan, from the Book of Faith, and in: The Chapter of He Who Fasts Ramadan... etc., from the Book of Fasting, and in: The Chapter of the Virtue of He Who Stands in Prayer in Ramadan, from the Book of Tarawih, and in: The Chapter of the Virtue of Laylat al-Qadr, from the Book of Laylat al-Qadr. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/16, 3/33, 58, 59. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of Encouragement to Pray in Ramadan, from the Book of Travelers' Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/523. And Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Standing in Prayer during the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Ramadan. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/316. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter of What Has Been Said Regarding the Virtue of the Month of Ramadan, from the Chapters of Fasting. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/196. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of the Reward of He Who Stands in Prayer in Ramadan out of Faith and Seeking Reward, from the Book of Night Prayer, and in: The Chapter of the Reward of He Who Stands in Prayer in Ramadan out of Faith and Seeking Reward, and the Chapter of Mentioning the Disagreement of Yahya ibn Abi Kathir and al-Nadr ibn Shayban regarding it, from the Book of Fasting, and in: The Chapter of Standing in Prayer in Ramadan, and the Chapter of Standing in Prayer on Laylat al-Qadr, from the Book of Faith. al-Mujtaba 3/164, 4/129, 131, 8/103. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter of What Has Been Said Regarding Standing in Prayer during the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Establishing Prayer, and in: The Chapter of What Has Been Said Regarding the Virtue of the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/420, 526. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter of the Virtue of Standing in Prayer during the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan al-Darimi 2/26. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter of Encouragement for Prayer in Ramadan, from the Book of Ramadan. al-Muwatta 1/113. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/281, 289, 408, 423, 473, 486, 529. The second part was recorded by Muslim, in: The Chapter of Encouragement to Pray in Ramadan, which is Tarawih, from the Book of Travelers' Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/524. It was also recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of the Prophet -peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- Encouraging Night Prayer, from the Book of Tahajjud. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/63. And Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Standing in Prayer during the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Ramadan. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/316. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of Standing in Prayer during the Month of Ramadan, from the Book of Night Prayer. al-Mujtaba 3/164. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter of Encouragement for Prayer in Ramadan, from the Book of Ramadan. al-Muwatta 1/113. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 6/169, 177. (3) Omitted from: A.
