it was narrated on the authority of ‘aa'ishah, may allaah be pleased with her, that she said, “when the last ten days of ramadan would come, the prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to tighten his lower garment belt, spend the whole night in prayer and worship, and wake his family (at night for prayer and worship).” [al-bukhaari and muslim]

it was also narrated on the authority of ‘aa'ishah, may allaah be pleased with her, that she said, “the messenger of allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would strive his utmost (in prayer and worship) during the last ten [nights of ramadan] much more than he did at any other time.” [muslim]

it is narrated on the authority of ‘ali, may allaah be pleased with him, that the prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would wake up his family (at night for prayers and worship) in the last ten days of ramadan. [at-tirmithi: hasan saheeh]

according to another version narrated by ahmad, “when the [last] ten [days of ramadan] would come, the messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would wake his family (at night for prayer and worship) and tighten his lower garment belt. it was said to abu bakr ibn ‘ayyaash (the sub-narrator), ‘what does 'to tighten the lower garment belt' mean?’ he said, ‘to keep aloof from women.’" [ahmad]

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