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ذِكْرُ مَا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ ﷺ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ كَانَ يَرْكَعُهُمَا بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ

ibnhibban:2635Ibn Khuzaymah > Bundār > Abū Dāwud > Abū Ḥurrah > al-Ḥasan > Saʿd b. Hishām

[Machine] Regarding the night prayer of the Prophet (PBUH), it was reported that "When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed Isha (night prayer), he would perform two extra rak'ahs (units of prayer) and then sleep. He would have his ablution and toothbrush next to his head. He would then wake up, use the toothbrush, perform ablution, pray, and perform two additional rak'ahs. Then he would stand and pray eight rak'ahs, reciting the Quran evenly among them. He would then perform the witr prayer with the ninth rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting. When the Prophet (PBUH) would shorten his recitation, he would decrease the number of rak'ahs in the eight rak'ah prayer to six. He would perform the witr prayer with the seventh rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting, reciting Surah Al-Kafirun in them and Surah Az-Zalzalah."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٣٥أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حُرَّةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ تَجَوَّزَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ طَهُورُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي وَيَتَجَوَّزُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمُ جَعَلَ الثَّمَانَ سِتًّا وَيُوتِرُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ»  


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ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ قَدْ يُوهِمُ فِي الظَّاهِرِ مَنْ لَمْ يُحْكِمْ صِنَاعَةَ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّهُ مُضَادٌّ لِلْأَخْبَارِ الَّتِي تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُنَا لَهَا

ibnhibban:2640Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Abū Dāwud > Abū Ḥurrah > al-Ḥasan > Saʿd b. Hishām al-Anṣārī

[Machine] Regarding the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ at night, it is narrated that Aisha said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two raka'ahs after Isha prayer, then he would sleep. His purification and toothbrush would be near his head. He would wake up, perform ablution, pray, and then perform two more raka'ahs. Then he would stand and pray eight raka'ahs, reciting equally in each of them. Afterward, he would perform the Witr prayer with the ninth raka'ah, followed by two raka'ahs while sitting. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Witr prayer and took the meat, he made the eight raka'ahs together as six. He then performed the Witr prayer with the seventh raka'ah, followed by two raka'ahs while sitting in which he recited "Say, O disbelievers" and "When the earth is shaken."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حُرَّةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ تَجَوَّزَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ طَهُورُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي وَيَتَجَوَّزُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمُ جَعَلَ الثَّمَانِ سِتًّا وَيُوتِرُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ»