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suyuti:422-456bIbn ʿUmar > a man > Yā Nabi Allāh Kyf Taʾmurunā > Nuṣalliá Mn al-Layl
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"عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ: يَا نَبِىَّ الله كيْفَ تَأمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّى منَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ: يُصَلِّى أحَدُكمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِىَ الصُّبْحَ صلَّى وَاحِدَةً أَوْتَرَ بِهَا مَا صلى مِنْ اللَّيْلِ".  

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ahmad:5793Muḥammad b. ʿUbayd > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was on the pulpit about the night prayer. He replied, "It is to be performed in pairs." And if one of you fears that he will not wake up until morning, he should pray Witr (the odd-numbered prayer that is performed after Isha prayer)."  

أحمد:٥٧٩٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى  

ahmad:4492Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how do you order us to pray at night?" He replied, "You should pray two units of prayer at a time, and when you fear the approach of dawn, pray one unit of prayer which will be your Witr (odd-numbered) prayer for what you have already prayed in the night."  

أحمد:٤٤٩٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ  

ahmad:5085Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] A man called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, how do you command us to pray during the night?" He replied, "Each of you should pray two units of prayer, then when dawn approaches, pray one unit of prayer. That will complete what he has prayed."  

أحمد:٥٠٨٥حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا نُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ يُصَلِّي وَاحِدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ وَصْفِ صَلَاةِ الْمَرْءِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَكَيْفِيَّةِ وِتْرِهِ فِي آخِرِ تَهَجُّدِهِ

ibnhibban:2620al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Bishr b. al-Ḥakam > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Sālim And ʿAbd Allāh b. Dīnār Waʿamriw b. Dīnār > Ṭāwūs And Ibn Abū Labīd > Abū Salamah > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "How should we pray at night?" He said, "Each of you should pray two rak'ahs and if morning approaches, then offer a single rak'ah (witr prayer)."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٢٠أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ طَاوُوسٍ وَابْنِ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ «يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ لِلْمُتَهَجِّدِ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً تَكُونُ وِتْرَهُ

ibnhibban:2622Abū Khalīfah > Musaddad > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUlayyah > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] A man called upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "How do you instruct us to pray at night?" He replied, "One of you should pray two units of prayer at a time, and when dawn approaches, let him pray one unit of prayer to complete what he has already prayed at night."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٢٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ «يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً أَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ»