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"عَنْ أَبِى ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِىٌّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ نَنْظُرُ إِلَى تَباشِيرِ الصُّبْحِ فَيقُولُ: الصَّلَاةَ الصَّلَاةَ نِعْمَ سَاعَةُ الْوتْرِ هَذِهِ، فَإِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَصَلَّى".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة