The Deep Devotion of Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar Radiallahu Anhuma

The Deep Devotion of Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar Radiallahu Anhuma

It is narrated by Hazrat Naafi RadiAllahu Anhu:

كَانَ إِذَا فَاتَتْهُ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ أَحْيَى بَقِيَّةً لَيْلَتِهِ، وَقَالَ بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى : أَحْيَى لَيْلَتَهُ.

Translation: Whenever Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar Radiallahu Anhuma missed the congregational Isha Salaah due to some reason, he would spend the rest of the night in worship. Hazrat Bishr bin Moosa Alaihir Rahma said: He would spend the entire night in worship.

Hazrat Naafi' RadiAllahu Anhu also narrated:

انَّهُ كَانَ يُحْيِي اللَّيْلَ صَلَاةً، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَا نَافِعُ أَسْحَرْنَا؟ فَيَقُولُ: لَا، فَيُعَاوِدُ الصَّلَاةَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَا نَافِعُ أَسْحَرْنَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ، فَيَقْعُدُ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ وَيَدْعُو حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ

Translation: Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar Radiallahu Anhuma used to stay up the whole night in Salaah. Then he would ask: "O Naafi', has the time of sahar (pre-dawn) arrived? I would reply, "No." So he would resume his Salaah. After a while, he would ask again: "O Naafi', has sahar time come?" I would reply, "Yes, it has." Then he would sit down and remain engaged in istighfaar (seeking forgiveness) and dua (supplication) until the time of Fajr began. (Hilyatul-Awliya, Volume 1 Page 303-304, Darul Fikr, Beirut)

Powerful Reminder

This reminds us to value congregational Salaah. If missed due to a valid excuse, it should be followed by sincere night worship, especially before Fajr, through Salaah, istighfar, and dua.