The Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers in Sunan Abu Dawood 1307 shows the teachings and good conduct of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It was compiled by Imam Abu Dawood and has one hundred and twenty-one hadiths that explain the guidance and messages given to the Prophet SAW. The original hadiths are in Arabic, and English translations are available to make them easier to understand.
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، يَقُولُ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: لَا تَدَعْ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَدَعُهُ، وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرِضَ أَوْ كَسِلَ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would not leave it. Whenever he fell ill or lethargic, he would offer it sitting.
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, and awakens his wife; if she refuses, he should sprinkle water on her face. May Allah have mercy on a woman who gets up at..
Narrated Abu Saeed and Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If a man awakens his wife at night, and then both pray or both offer two rak'ahs together, the (name of the )man will be recorded among those who mention the name of..
Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: When one of you dozes in prayer he should sleep till his sleep is gone, for when one of you prays while he is dozing, perhaps he might curse himself if he begs pardon of Allah. ..
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: When one of you gets up by night (to pray), and falters in reciting the Quran (due to sleep), and he does not understand what he utters, he should sleep. ..
Narrated Anas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم entered the mosque (and saw that) a rope tied between two pillars. He asked: What is this rope (for) ? The people told him: This is (for) Hamnah bin Jahsh who prays (here). When she is..
Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: He who misses him daily round of recital or part of it due to sleep and he recites it between the dawn and the noon prayers, will be reckoned as if he recited it..