Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The best fast after Ramadan is the month of Allah, Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the prayer at night.
Sahih Muslim 1163
What this hadith teaches
Even two rak'ahs before sleeping or before Fajr count as night prayer.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَأَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 1163, as given on sunnah.com.