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My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for a meal which she had prepared specially for him.
He ate some of it and said, "Get up. I shall lead you in the prayer." I brought a mat that had become
black owing to excessive use and I sprinkled water on it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood on it and prayed two
rak`at; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old lady stood behind us.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 10, Hadith 251
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One night I slept at the house of my aunt Maimuna and the Prophet (ﷺ) slept (too). He got up (for prayer)
in the last hours of the night and performed a light ablution from a hanging leather skin. (`Amr, the
sub-narrator described that the ablution was very light). Then he stood up for prayer and I got up too
and performed the ablution in the same way and joined him on his left side. He pulled me to the right
and prayed as much as Allah will. Then he lay down and slept and I heard his breath sounds till the
Mu'adh-dhin came to him to inform him about the (Fajr) prayer. He left with him for the prayer and
prayed without repeating the ablution. (Sufyan the sub-narrator said: We said to `Amr, "Some people
say, 'The eyes of the Prophet (ﷺ) sleep but his heart never sleeps.' " `Amr said, "'Ubai bin `Umar said, 'The
dreams of the Prophets are Divine Inspirations. Then he recited, '(O my son), I have seen in dream that
I was slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice).") (37.102)
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Once I came riding a she-ass and I, then, had just attained the age of puberty. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was
leading the people in prayer at Mina facing no wall. I passed in front of the row and let loose the sheass
for grazing and joined the row and no one objected to my deed.