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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The night prayer should be performed in sets of two. When you see that dawn is approaching, then conclude with one unit of prayer." A man asked Ibn Umar, "What does 'sets of two' mean?" He replied, "You make Salaam after every two units of prayer."

البيهقي:٤٥٧١ – أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ السُّوسِيُّ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ مُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى؟ قَالَ تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ

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muslim:749i – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

The night prayer consists of pairs and when you see the approach of dawn, make this number odd by one rak'ah. It was said to Ibn 'Umar: What does the (word) pair imply? He said: (It means) that salutation is uttered after every two rak'ahs.

مسلم:٧٤٩i – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَقِيلَ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى قَالَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

ahmad:5483 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

The night prayer consists of pairs and when you see the approach of dawn, make this number odd by one rak'ah. It was said to Ibn 'Umar: What does the (word) pair imply? He said: (It means) that salutation is uttered after every two rak'ahs. (Using translation from Muslim 749i)

أحمد:٥٤٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى قَالَ تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

bayhaqi:4773 – [Chain 1] Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Ḥasan al-Qāḍī > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥusayn > Ādam b. Abū Iyās > Shuʿbah [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The night prayer is to be performed in pairs. If you see that dawn is about to break, then offer one odd-numbered prayer." I asked Ibn Umar, "What is meant by 'in pairs'?" He replied, "Offering the salaam (salutation) in every two units of prayer." According to the narration of Adam, he said, "Offer one odd-numbered prayer." Then a man asked Ibn Umar, "What is meant by 'in pairs'?" He replied, "Offering the salaam between every two units of prayer." It is narrated in its chain of transmission from Shu'bah that Uqbah bin Hareth said, "He (the Prophet) said..." (the rest of the sentence is cut off)

البيهقي:٤٧٧٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ثنا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ ح قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ قَالَ مُتَسَلِّمٌ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ آدَمَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ثنا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَثْنَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

suyuti:422-457b – ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٤٢٢-٤٥٧b –

"عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْث قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ أن رَسُولَ الله ﷺ قَالَ: صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإذَا رأَيْتَ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ، فَقِيلَ لابنِ عُمَرَ: مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ قالَ: تُسَلِّمُ فِى كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ".

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