[Machine] I said to a person who was dividing the night into three parts and then performing Tahajjud prayer, fearing that I might miss it. He said, "There is no Tahajjud except in sets of five or seven." So I mentioned this to Yahya ibn Al-Jazzaar and Mujahid, and they asked me, "Who did you hear this from?" I replied, "From trustworthy people, narrated by Aisha and Maymunah from the Prophet ﷺ ."  

قُلْتُ لِمِقْسَمٍ أُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَفُوتَنِي قَالَ لَا وَتْرَ إِلَّا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ سَبْعٍ قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ وْمُجَاهِدٍ فَقَالَا لِي سَلْهُ عَمَّنْ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَهُفَقَالَ عَنِ الثِّقَةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ومَيْمُونَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] I said, "I perform the optional prayer three times, then I go out for prayer out of fear that I might miss it." He said, "It is only valid with five or seven (rak'ahs)." So I informed Mujahid and Yahya ibn Al-Jazzar of what he said. They both said to me, "Did you not ask him who he heard it from?" So I asked him and he said, "From the reliable narrators, from Maymunah and Aisha, from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ."  

قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَفُوتَنِي فَقَالَ «لَا يَصْلُحُ إِلَّا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ سَبْعٍ» فَأَخْبَرْتُ مُجَاهِدًا وَيَحْيَى بْنَ الْجَزَّارِ بِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَا لِي أَلَا سَأَلْتَهُ عَمَّنْ؟ فَقَالَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَنِ الثِّقَةِ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] I asked him if I can offer three units of prayer after Isha and then go out for prayer, fearing that I might miss it. He replied, "It is not correct except with five or seven (units of prayer)." So, I asked him from whom did he hear this? He said, "From a trustworthy person, from Maymunah, from Aisha, from the Prophet ﷺ."  

سَأَلْتُهُ أَوْتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَفُوتَنِي فَقَالَ «لَا يَصْلُحُ إِلَّا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ سَبْعٍ» فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَمَّنْ؟ فَقَالَ عَنِ الثِّقَةِ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ