أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنْ بِشْرٍ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ اللَّيْلِ کَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1621
It was narrated that Masruq said: “I said to ‘Aishah: ‘Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ?‘ She said: ‘That which was done persistently.’ I said: ‘At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?’ She said: ‘When he heard the rooster.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020