CHAPTER: What Part Of The Night Is Best (For Prayer)?
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Our Lord who is blessed and exalted descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last one-third of the night remains, and says: Who supplicated Me so that I may answer him ? Who asks of Me so that I may give to him ? Who asks My forgiveness so that I may forgive him ?
Masruq said: I asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, and I said to her: At what time he prayed at night ? She said: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and prayed.
Narrated Aishah: When he was with me he would sleep at dawn. By this she referred to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.
Hudhaifah said: When anything distressed the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, he prayed.
Narrated Rabiah bin Kab al-Aslami: I used to live with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم at night. I would bring water for his ablution and his need. He asked: Ask me. I said: Your company in Paradise. He said: Is there anything other than that ? I said: It is only that. He said: Help me for yourself by making prostrations abundantly.
Anas bin Malik said (explaining the meaning of the Quranic verse Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them (32: 16). The people used to remain awake between the sunset and the night prayers and would pray. Al-Hasan used to say: (This verse means) the prayer and vigil at night.
Anas said (explaining the meaning) of the following Quranic verse They used to sleep but little of the night (51: 17): They (the people) used to pray between the Maghrib and 'Isha. The version of Yahya adds: The verse tatajafa junubuhum also means so.