It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to standing in prayer at night (tahajjud), for it is the way of the righteous who came before you; it is a means for you of nearness to your Lord, an expiation for sins, and a restraint from sin." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) felt some pain. When morning came, it was said: O Messenger of Allah, the effects of pain on you are quite evident. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, I am in the state you see, but by the grace of Allah I have recited (tonight) the seven long surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

Abdullah bin Abi Qays narrates that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to me: "Never abandon the tahajjud prayer, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never left it, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was ill or felt tired, he would pray sitting."

(A narration reported in support of the previous hadith.) This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps to these five obligatory prayers will not be written among the heedless, and whoever recites one hundred verses in a night will be written among the devoutly obedient (qanitin) to Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever prays with one hundred verses in a night will not be written among the heedless, and whoever prays with two hundred verses in a night will be written among the sincere, devoutly obedient servants of Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was staying at Ukaz, and I said: O Messenger of Allah! Is there any supplication that is nearer (to acceptance) than another, or is there any hour that should be observed, or in which remembrance is most fitting? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, the Lord is nearest to His servant in the last middle part of the night, so if you are able to be among those who remember Allah in that hour, then do so." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Qays that the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them) told him that Allah Almighty guided His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to a (particular) deed. So Abdullah said to them: Tell me too, to which deed did Allah guide His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? They said: Allah guided him (peace and blessings be upon him) to standing in prayer at night (tahajjud). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, and wakes his wife as well; then if she refuses, he sprinkles water on her face. And may Allah have mercy on a woman who gets up at night and prays, and wakes her husband; then if he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

Ya'la bin Mamlak narrates that he asked Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the night prayer and the recitation of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: What concern is his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer (and its manner) to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray, then sleep for as long as he had prayed, then pray for as long as he had slept, then sleep for as long as he had prayed, until morning came. And she described his (peace and blessings be upon him) recitation, and it was a recitation that pronounced each letter separately and clearly. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.