Hadith 27

Sahih Bukhari

Book 19: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

Chapter 15

Sleeping in the first part of the night and getting up in its last part

باب مَنْ نَامَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَحْيَا آخِرَهُ

Salman asked Abi Ad-Darda’ to sleep, and when it was the last part of the night, he told him to get up. (When this news reached the Prophet ﷺ), he said, “Salman said the truth.” ​​
وَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ لأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا نَمْ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ قُمْ. قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَدَقَ سَلْمَانُ».
Sahih al-Bukhari 1146
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَهُ وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ، فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ وَثَبَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ اغْتَسَلَ، وَإِلاَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ‏.‏
Al-Aswad:

I asked `Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?" She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."