 ዘካርያስም ጸለየ፤ እግዚአብሔርም ከነገደ ይሁዳ ሚስቶቻቸው የሞቱባቸውን በትራቸውን ሰብስበህ በቀዳማይ ሰዓተ ሌሊት ከቤተ መቅደስ አግብተህ ስትጸልይ አድረህ በቀዳማይ ሰዓተ መዓልት አውጣው ብሎ ምልክትም እሳይህአለው ብሎ ነገረው።
'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to tighten his waist belt (i.e., work hard) and used to perform Salah all night long, and used to keep his family awake for Salah." [5]