Bifalgorithm post · Sahih el Boykhari · Select Collections
Eleven Rakats
Eleven Rakats (Sahih el Boykhari · Select Collections) — "Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman:\n\nthat he asked `Aisha \"How was the prayer of Allah's Messen…
Ideas in this flowchart
- Aisha's account of Allah's Messenger's prayer in Ramadan
- Abu Salama asked Aisha about the Messenger's prayer in Ramadan
- He prayed no more than eleven rak'at in Ramadan or in any other month
- The prayer pattern was four rak'at, followed by four rak'at, and then three rak'at of witr
- The two four-rak'at prayers were notable for their beauty and length
- The final three rak'at were witr
- Aisha asked whether the Messenger slept before praying witr
- He replied that his eyes slept, but his heart did not sleep