[Machine] "The example of those who call upon [i.e., worship] other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes [i.e., builds] a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the spider's home."
«مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَدْعُو بِغَيْرِ عَمِلٍ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَرْمِي بِغَيْرِ وِتْرٍ»
عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ وَأَبِي شِمْرٍ الضُّبَعِيِّ
[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, your dreams in the last ten nights are to be sought in the odd nights. Abu Abdillah Al-Hafiz informed us, and Abu Amr reported to me, and Abu Ya'laa informed us, narrating from Amr ibn Muhammad An-Naqid and Zuheir ibn Harb, who said: Sufyan mentioned him."
رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رُؤْيَاكُمْ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَاطْلُبُوهَا فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنْهَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو أنبأ أَبُو يَعْلَى ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَا ثنا سُفْيَانُ فَذَكَرَهُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that "al-Istijmar" is a purification method, and "al-Ramy" (stoning the pillars) is a purification method, and the "Sa'y" (walking) between Safa and Marwa is a purification method, and "Tawaf" (circumambulation) is a purification method. And when one of you performs "al-Istijmar", then let him perform it with a "Taww" (an odd number of stones), as stated by Al-Ruzbary in his narration. And "al-Taww" is the "Witr" (an odd number).
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الِاسْتِجْمَارُ تَوٌّ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ تَوٌّ وَالسَّعْيُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ تَوٌّ وَالطَّوَافُ تَوٌّ وَإِذَا اسْتَجْمَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجْمِرْ بِتَوٍّ لَفْظُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ زَادَ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ وَالتَّوُّ الْوِتْرُ
[Machine] Sufyan, may Allah have mercy on him, is our source of knowledge.
سُفْيَانُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَبِهِ نَأْخُذُ
[Machine] May Allah have mercy on him. As for wiping the hands on the face after finishing the supplication, I do not know of anyone from the predecessors who mentioned it in the supplication of Qunut, even though it is narrated from some of them in supplication outside of prayer. And there is a weak narration in which it is mentioned from the Prophet ﷺ, and it is practiced by some of them outside of prayer. But in prayer, it is an action that is not confirmed by a valid narration, an established trace, or an analogy. So it is better not to do it and to limit oneself to what the predecessors did, which is raising the hands without wiping them on the face in prayer. And success is in Allah's hands.
رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَأَمَّا مَسْحُ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالْوَجْهِ عِنْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَحْفَظُهُ عَنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ السَّلَفِ فِي دُعَاءِ الْقُنُوتِ وَإِنْ كَانَ يُرْوى عَنْ بَعْضِهِمْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ خَارِجَ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ فِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدِيثٌ فِيهِ ضَعْفٌ وَهُوَ مُسْتَعْمَلٌ عِنْدَ بَعْضِهِمْ خَارِجَ الصَّلَاةِ وَأَمَّا فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَهُوَ عَمَلٌ لَمْ يَثْبُتَ بِخَبَرٍ صَحِيحٍ وَلَا أَثَرٍ ثَابِتٍ وَلَا قِيَاسٍ فَالْأُولَى أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَهُ وَيَقْتَصِرَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلَهُ السَّلَفُ ؓ مِنْ رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ دُونَ مَسْحِهِمَا بِالْوَجْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ
[Machine] And Abdullah used to recite after bowing in the witr prayer, and he used to raise his hands.
وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَقْنُتُ بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ فِي الْوِتْرِ وَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ
[Machine] She said: "I used to object in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he prayed, and I would be in front of him. So when he wanted to pray Witr, he would say 'move aside'. 'Urwa reported from Aisha that when he wanted to pray Witr, he would wake me up and I would pray Witr. And that is the correct opinion."
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ مُعْتَرِضَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَمَامَهُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ قَالَ تَنَحِّي وَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ أَيْقَظَنِي وَأَوْتَرْتُ وَذَلِكَ أَصَحُّ
[Machine] Witr is not obligatory, but it is a sunnah established by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. This is the statement of Ubada ibn as-Samit and ibn Abbas, and all of that is in addition to the other narrations mentioned regarding its place under the section of voluntary prayers.
الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ مَعَ سَائِرِ الْآثَارِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِيهِ مَوْضِعُهَا بَابُ صَلَاةِ التَّطَوُّعِ
عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
[Machine] When prayer time arrived during the era of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, a man hurried on the road and called out, "Prayer, prayer!" This caused a commotion among the people, so they said, "If only we had a bell, O Messenger of Allah!" He replied, "That is for Christians." They then said, "If only we had a horn." He replied, "That is for Jews." So Bilal was commanded to give the call to prayer and give the call for the start of prayer.
كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ إِذَا حَضَرَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَعَى رَجُلٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَنَادَى الصَّلَاةَ الصَّلَاةَ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالُوا لَوِ اتَّخَذْنَا نَاقُوسًا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّصَارَى فَقَالُوا لَوِ اتَّخَذْنَا بُوقًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ لِلْيَهُودِ قَالَ فَأُمِرَ بِلَالٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الْأَذَانَ وَيُوتِرَ الْإِقَامَةَ
"عَنْ أنَسٍ قَالَ: كانَت الصَّلاَةُ إِذَا حَضَرَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَعَى رَجُلٌ فِى الطَّرِيقِ فَنَادَى: الصَّلاَةَ الصَّلاَةَ، فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالُوا: لَوْ اتَّخَذْنَا نَاقُوسًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّصَارَى، فَقَالُوا: لَوْ اتَّخَذْنَا بُوقًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ذَلِكَ لليَهُودِ، فَقَالُوا: لَوْ رَفَعْنَا نَارًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ لِلمجُوسِ، فَأمرَ بِلاَلًا أنْ يَشفعَ الأذَانَ وَأنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ".
عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى
عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ
عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ
عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ
عَنْ وُهَيْبٍ
[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Bilal, and in the context of the one who narrated the story of the hadith, is evidence that the one ordering is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِلَالًا وَفِي سِيَاقِ مَنْ سَاقَ قِصَّةَ الْحَدِيثِ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّ الْآمِرَ بِهِ هُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ
[Machine] "Except for him giving the Adhan and leading the Iqamah, no one should say, 'The prayer has been established, the prayer has been established.'"
أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الْأَذَانَ وَيُوتِرَ الْإِقَامَةَ إِلَّا قَوْلَهُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ
"كَانَ بلاَلٌ يُثنِّي الأَذَانَ وَيُوتِرُ الإقَامةَ إلى قَوْلِهِ: قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلاَةُ".
"أمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِلاَلًا أَنْ يَشْفعَ الأذَانَ وَيُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ إِلَى قَوْلِه: قَدْ قَامَتْ الصَّلاَةُ فَإِنَّهَا مَرَّتيْنِ".
[Machine] He heard him say, "Indeed, this is the Adhan (call to prayer) of Bilal, which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded, and its establishment. And it is Allah who is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Then he returns and says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer. Come to prayer. Come to success. Come to success. Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. There is no god but Allah. And the establishment is one. And he says, "The prayer has been established once." He mentioned the rest of the hadeeth in its length. Al-Humaydi said, Abu Isma'il Ibrahim ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Malik ibn Abi Mahdhurah narrated to me, he said: I heard my grandfather Abdul Malik ibn Abi Mahdhurah narrating from his father Abi Mahdhurah that the Prophet ﷺ recited this Adhan upon Bilal. He mentioned the takbeer in it four times, then he mentioned the Adhan in reverse. Al-Humaydi said, Ibrahim ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Malik ibn Abi Mahdhurah narrated to me, I accompanied my grandfather, my father, and my family when they would establish the prayer, and they would say the Iqamah separately. And they would say, "Indeed, the prayer has been established." The prayer has been established. Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. There is no god but Allah. Al-Humaydi said, the statement regarding the two of them together is the saying of the people of Makkah. Al-Humaydi said, Abu Mahdhurah testified regarding the Prophet ﷺ that he recited upon him in the first Adhan, "Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest." And Sa'd testified regarding Bilal once, so he agreed with Abu Mahdhurah in that. And Abu Mahdhurah added an extra testimony for the second Adhan. So we said, "Indeed, the prayer has been established twice." Because Anas bin Malik said, Bilal was commanded to give the Adhan and to repeat the Iqamah except for the Iqamah. So Anas was a witness that Bilal was commanded to repeat the Iqamah. And because people objected to the people of Madinah regarding their repetition of them. The sheikh said, "And this is the statement that al-Humaydi mentioned, for he only took it from his teacher Muhammad bin Idris ash-Shafi'i, may Allah exalt His mention, as mentioned in his book al-Qadim narrated by al-Za'farani with its meaning in a summarized form."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَذَانَ أَذَانُ بِلَالٍ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِقَامَتَهُ وَهُوَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ حِيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ حِيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ حِيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ حِيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَالْإِقَامَةُ وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَقُولُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَذَكَرَ بَاقِي الْحَدِيثِ بِطُولِهِ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي عَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ بْنَ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَلْقَى هَذَا الْأَذَانَ عَلَيْهِ فَذَكَرَ التَّكْبِيرَ فِي صَدْرِهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْأَذَانَ بِالتَّرْجِيعِ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ وَثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ قَالَ أَدْرَكْتُ جَدِّي وَأَبِي وَأَهِلِي يُقِيمُونَ فَيَقُولُونَ فَذَكَرَ الْإِقَامَةَ فُرَادَى وَقَالَ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ الْقَوْلُ فِيهِمَا مَعًا قَوْلُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ شَهِدَ أَبُو مَحْذُورَةَ عَلَى أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْأَذَانِ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَشَهِدَ سَعْدٌ عَلَى بِلَالٍ بِمَرَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَكَانَ مُوَافِقًا لِأَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ فِيهَا وَكَانَ أَبُو مَحْذُورَةَ زَائِدًا شَاهِدًا عَلَى الْآخَرِ فَصِرْنَا إِلَى قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ مَرَّتَيْنِ لِأَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أُمِرَ بِلَالٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الْأَذَانَ وَيُوتِرَ الْإِقَامَةَ إِلَّا الْإِقَامَةَ فَصَارَ أَنَسٌ شَاهِدًا عَلَى أَنَّ بِلَالًا أُمِرَ بِتَثْنِيَةِ كَلِمَةِ الْإِقَامَةِ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صِرْنَا إِلَى تَثْنِيَةِ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلِأَنَّ احْتِجَاجَ النَّاسِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ بِتَثْنِيَتِهِمَا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَهَذَا الْكَلَامُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ فَإِنَّمَا أَخَذَهُ عَنْ أُسْتَاذِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيسِ الشَّافِعِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ فِي كِتَابِ الْقَدِيمِ رِوَايَةَ الزَّعْفَرَانِيِّ عَنْهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ مُخْتَصَرًا
[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ : "Whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth." Ali said, "I said to Sufyan, 'Indeed, the son of Abu Dhi'b narrates from Nawfal ibn Mu'awiya, who heard the Prophet, ﷺ .' So Sufyan said, 'I have heard it from him, and my heart preserved it just as you have preserved it from Salim who heard it from his father.'"
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ فَاتَهُ الْعَصْرُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ فَإِنَّ ابْنَ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ يُسْنِدُهُ عَنْ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي وَحَفِظْتُهُ كَمَا أَنَّكَ هَاهُنَا عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Whoever misses a prayer, it is as if his family and wealth have been taken away." Ibn Shihab said, "So I said, 'O Abu Bakr, do you know which prayer he is referring to?' Ibn Shihab said, 'It has reached me that Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Al-Khattab said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'Whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if his family and wealth have been taken away.'" Abu Dawood At-Tiyalisi narrated this hadith from Ibn Abi Dhi'b and said in the end, "Az-Zuhri mentioned this to Salim, so he said, 'My father narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "Whoever leaves the Asr prayer"'." Salih ibn Kaysan narrated this hadith from Ibn Shihab, from Abu Bakr ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Al-Harith, from Abdul Rahman ibn Muti' ibn Al-Aswad, from Nawfal ibn Mu'awiyah, similar to the hadith of Abu Huraira, meaning it was narrated from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding tribulations, except that Abu Bakr added, 'And the prayer is the prayer of whoever misses it, it is as if his family and wealth have been taken away.' And it is mentioned in the Sahihain (Bukhari and Muslim) and the hadith is preserved by both of them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَتَدْرِي أَيَّةَ صَلَاةٍ هِيَ؟ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِسَالِمٍ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَقَدْ رَوَى صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُطِيعِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَعْنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْفِتَنِ إِلَّا أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَزِيدُ فِيهِ وَمَنِ الصَّلَاةِ صَلَاةُ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ وَهُوَ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَالْحَدِيثُ مَحْفُوظٌ عَنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا
[Machine] Ali used to add to his provisions for travel more than necessary, according to Ath-Thawri. Imaa' reported to us that Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz and Abu Saeed ibn Abi Umar informed us, saying Abu al-Abbas narrated to us, who heard from Usaid ibn Asim, who heard from Al-Husayn ibn Hafs, who heard from Sufyan, and he mentioned this addition.
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ زَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ يُومِي إِيمَاءً أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا أُسَيْدُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِزِيَادَتِهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr is an obligation, so whoever wishes, let him perform with seven (rak'ahs), and whoever wishes, let him perform with three (rak'ahs), and whoever wishes, let him perform with one (rak'ah). And whoever is overwhelmed (by sleep or forgetfulness), let him give a nod. These individuals agreed to remove this narration from Az-Zuhri and they followed it, along with Ma'mar ibn Rashid's narration from Wahb regarding it."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَمَنْ غُلِبَ فَلْيُومِئْ إِيمَاءً اتَّفَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى رَفْعِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَتَابَعَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْهُ
[Machine] To be not elevated and that it mixes in the soul between the narrations of the remaining (companions) with the narration of Wuhayb from Ma'mar, and Allah knows best. And we have narrated from a group of the companions about voluntary or Witr prayer with one separate unit, different from what preceded it, among them Umar ibn Al-Khattab.
أَنْ يَكُونَ غَيْرَ مَرْفُوعٍ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَخَالَجُ فِي النَّفْسِ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ الْبَاقِينَ مَعَ رِوَايَةِ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ ُؓ التَّطَوُّعَ أَوِ الْوِتْرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مَفْصُولَةٍ عَمَّا قَبْلَهَا مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ
عَنْ مَالِكٍ
[Machine] Do you know the Witr prayer during the night? I said yes, it is after Isha prayer. He said, "You're correct. The Witr prayer is one unit. So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'O Abu Abdur-Rahman, people say that the Bultairaa is three units.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, that is not the Bultairaa. The Bultairaa is when a person prays a complete unit of prayer in its Rukoo', Sujood, and Qiyam, and then stands for another unit without completing its Rukoo', Sujood, or Qiyam. That is the Bultairaa.' Among them is Abdullah bin Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib."
بُنَيَّ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ وِتْرَ النَّهَارِ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ الْمَغْرِبُ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ وِتْرُ اللَّيْلِ وَاحِدَةٌ بِذَلِكَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ تِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءُ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَيْسَ تِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءَ إِنَّمَا الْبُتَيْرَاءُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ الرَّكْعَةَ التَّامَّةَ فِي رُكُوعِهَا وَسُجُودِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فِي الْأُخْرَى فَلَا يُتِمُّ لَهَا رُكُوعًا وَلَا سُجُودًا وَلَا قِيَامًا فَتِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءُ وَمِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ؓ
[Machine] "Shall I not inform you about Witr (an odd-numbered prayer)? I said: Yes. So he stood and performed a single rakah (unit of prayer) and then went into Rukoo' (bowing)."
صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ الْوِتْرَ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَةً
[Machine] Someone from us, may God be pleased with him, said: "No one amongst us is more knowledgeable than Mu'awiyah. He is the most knowledgeable among us, whether it is one, five, seven, or more than that. Among them is Abu Ayoub, Khalid ibn Zaid from the Ansar."
أَصَابَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا أَعْلَمَ مِنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ أَوْ خَمْسٌ أَوْ سَبْعٌ إِلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوِتْرِ مَا شَاءَ وَمِنْهُمْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ؓ
[Machine] He heard from Abu Ayoub, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying, "Performing Witr is an obligation. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with five rak'ahs, let him do so. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with three rak'ahs, let him do so. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with one rak'ah, let him do so. And whoever is only able to nod his head [in prayer], let him do so." Among them was Mu'adh ibn Al-Harith Abu Halimah Al-Qari, who witnessed the Battle of Al-Jisr with Abu Ubaid Al-Thaqafi during the caliphate of Umar ibn Al-Khattab. It has been said that he was a companion.
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَوْمِئَ بِرَأْسِهِ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمِنْهُمْ مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَبُو حَلِيمَةَ الْقَارِيُّ ؓ شَهِدَ الْجِسْرَ مَعَ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ فِي خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَقَدْ قِيلَ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ
[Machine] From Nafi', from both of them, and among them was Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan.
عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَمِنْهُمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ؓ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night, in which he would perform the witr prayer with five rak'ahs. He would not sit during any of them until he sat in the last one. According to the narration of Ibrahim ibn Musa, he would conclude his prayer with the saying of "as-salamu alaykum" (peace be upon you). In the narration of Abu Bakr, the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night consisted of thirteen rak'ahs, in which he would perform the witr prayer with five rak'ahs. He would not sit during any of them except for the last one.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ فِي آخِرِهِنَّ فَيُسَلِّمَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُوسَى وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهَا
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يَقْعُدُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ كَذَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا فِي حَدِيثِ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ وِتْرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِتِسْعٍ ثُمَّ بِسَبْعٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ
[Machine] Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, was asked, "How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform his Witr prayer?" She replied, "He used to perform Witr with four rak'ahs, then three, then two, then one. He would not increase it more than thirteen rak'ahs, according to Ahmad's narration. He did not perform two rak'ahs before Fajr prayer." I asked, "What is Witr prayer?" She said, "He did not leave this practice, and Ahmad did not mention three and six. This could possibly mean that it refers to three rak'ahs that are not separated by sitting or saying taslim, which would be similar to the narration of Hisham ibn 'Urwah. Allah knows best. We have also narrated from Abdullah ibn Abbas from the Prophet ﷺ with the same meaning as Hisham ibn 'Urwah's narration about Witr prayer, consisting of five rak'ahs."
لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ بِكُمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَسِتٍّ وَثَلَاثٍ وَثَمَانٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَعَشْرٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِأَنْقَصَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَلَا بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ عَشْرَةَ زَادَ أَحْمَدُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ قُلْتُ مَا يُوتِرُ؟ قَالَتْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعْ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَحْمَدُ وَسِتٍّ وَثَلَاثٍ وَهَذَا يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يُرِيدَ بِهِ ثَلَاثًا لَا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِجُلُوسٍ وَلَا تَسْلِيمٍ فَيَكُونُ فِي مَعْنَى رِوَايَةِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَى رِوَايَةِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ
[Machine] That Zaid used to perform Witr with five (rak'ahs) and would only say the salaam in the fifth (rak'ah), and my father used to do it like that, and I found it in the book of my father, Mouqayyad.
أَنَّ زَيْدًا كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَكَانَ أَبِي يَفْعَلُهُ كَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَبِي مُقَيَّدًا
[Machine] Abdullah al-Witr said, "There are three witr prayers in the evening, this is a correct hadith from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, not raised to the Prophet ﷺ, and it was raised by Yahya ibn Zakariya ibn Abi al-Hawajib al-Kufi from al-A'mash, who is weak, and his narration contradicts the narration of the majority from al-A'mash."
قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ الْوِتْرُ ثَلَاثٌ كَوِتْرِ النَّهَارِ الْمَغْرِبِ هَذَا صَحِيحٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ غَيْرَ مَرْفُوعٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَدْ رَفَعَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي الْحَوَاجِبِ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ وَرِوَايَتُهُ تُخَالِفُ رِوَايَةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ
[Machine] "Abdullah al-Witr said, 'It is either seven or five, and not less than three.' It was reported by Al-A'mash from Ibrahim, who said, 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said this, while he was discontinuous and suspended.'"
قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ الْوِتْرُ سَبْعٌ أَوْ خَمْسٌ وَلَا أَقَلُّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَقِيلَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَهُوَ مُنْقَطِعٌ وَمَوْقُوفٌ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not be steadfast in praying three rak'ahs that resemble the Maghrib (sunset) prayer, but rather be steadfast in praying five rak'ahs or seven rak'ahs or nine rak'ahs or eleven rak'ahs or more than that." Ibn Bukair narrated this from Al-Layth.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تُوتِرُوا بِثَلَاثٍ تُشَبِّهُوا بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنْ أَوْتِرُوا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ بِتِسْعٍ أَوْ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ كَمَا
"لَا تُوتِرُوا بثَلَاث تَشَبَّهُوا بِالْمَغرِبِ، وَلَكِنْ أَوْتِرُوا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ، أوْ بِتِسْعٍ، أَوْ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ".
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to pray nine Rak'ahs in Tahajjud, then he would pray seven Rak'ahs in Witr. After that, he would perform two Rak'ahs while sitting. He would recite in them. When he wanted to perform Rak'ah, he would stand and perform it, then prostrate. Abu Dawood narrated the Hadith twice. Khalid ibn Abd Allah narrated to Muhammad ibn Amr a similar Hadith. Alqamah ibn Waqqas said, "O mother, how did he pray the two Rak'ahs?" So he mentioned the meaning of what we had informed him. Wahb ibn Baqiyyah narrated from Khalid, "The Sheikh said, and we have narrated these two Rak'ahs in the Hadith of Sa'd ibn Hisham from Aisha from the Prophet, ﷺ , and in the narration of Al-Hasan from Sa'd he recites in them, 'Say, O disbelievers,' and when the earthquake occurred."
رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَى الْحَدِيثَيْنِ خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو مِثْلَهُ قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَقَّاصٍ يَا أُمَّهْ كَيْفَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ؟ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَى مَا حَدَّثَنَاهُ وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا هَاتَيْنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فِي حَدِيثِ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs after Witr while sitting, and this is the view of Al-Basri, and there is no problem with it except that he used to perform tasleem. Ahmad ibn Hanbal and others said this, and Allah knows best. It was narrated from Zakariya ibn Hakim from Al-Hasan, and Hisham differed from them. They narrated it from Al-Hasan and from Sa'ad ibn Hisham from Aisha. Al-Bukhari said: "And this is the most authentic."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ مَيْمُونٌ هَذَا بَصْرِيٌّ وَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُدَلِّسُ قَالَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَغَيْرُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَخَالَفَهُمَا هِشَامٌ فَرَوَاهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after Witr while sitting. In the first unit, he would recite Umm Al-Quran (Surah Al-Fatiha) and when he bowed, he would say "O Disbelievers." Abu Ghaleb and Utbah Ibn Abi Hakim reported this and it was narrated by Umara Bin Zadhan from Thabit from Anas regarding Witr - nine units then seven units. He would also pray two units while sitting, however, he would recite Al-Rahman and Al-Waqi'ah. Anas said, "And we would recite the short Surahs when they were revealed and 'O Disbelievers' and others like it."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ وَعُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ غَيْرُ قَوِيَّيْنِ وَرَوَاهُ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِتِسْعٍ ثُمَّ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَقَرَأَ فِيهِنَّ بِالرَّحْمَنِ وَالْوَاقِعَةِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَنَحْنُ نَقْرَأُ بِالسُّوَرِ الْقِصَارِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَنَحْوِهِمَا
[Machine] On the authority of Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a journey, and he said about this journey, 'It is tiring and burdensome. When any one of you observes the last prayer of the night, let him perform two units of prayer (rak'ahs) before Witr (the final prayer of the night). If he wakes up (in the last part of the night), otherwise they will be counted for him.' The Imam (may Allah, the Most High, have mercy on him) said: It is possible that what is meant by it is two units of prayer after Witr, and it is also possible that what is meant is if he wants to perform Witr, then let him perform two units of prayer before it."
عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَالَ فِي هَذَا السَّفَرِ جَهْدٌ وَثُقْلٌ فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَإِلَّا كَانَتَا لَهُ قَالَ الْإِمَامُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمُرَادُ بِهِ رَكْعَتَانِ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ وَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرَادَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْوِتْرِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform nine units of voluntary prayer at night. When he grew older and became heavy, he reduced it to seven units. He would also perform two units of prayer while sitting, and in those two units, he would recite Surah Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) and Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable). Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "We used to recite the shorter Surahs when there was an earthquake, and we would recite Surah Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) and similar Surahs." Ammar ibn Zaid differed in reciting the Surahs that the Prophet ﷺ would recite in those two units, according to the other narrators.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَثَقُلَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا الرَّحْمَنَ وَالْوَاقِعَةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَنَحْنُ نَقْرَأُ بِالسُّوَرِ الْقِصَارِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَنَحْوِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَرَّةً يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ خَالَفَ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ فِي قِرَاءَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمَا سَائِرَ الرُّوَاةِ
[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to perform Witr prayer with seven (units) until he gained weight or his flesh increased, then he would perform Witr prayer with three (units) and would also perform two additional units while sitting, reciting in them the verse "Say, O disbelievers." Abu Sa'ad Al-Maalini narrated to us, Abu Ahmad bin 'Adi informed us, Ahmad bin Ali bin Al-Muthanna informed us, Abdul Wahid bin Ghayath informed us, Umamah bin Zathan narrated to me, and Abu Galib mentioned it. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy upon him) used to say that Umamah bin Zathan would sometimes have some confusion in his narration.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِسَبْعٍ حَتَّى إِذَا بَدَّنَ وَكَثُرَ لَحْمُهُ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو سَعْدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ثنا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَالِبٍ فَذَكَرَهُ وَكَانَ الْبُخَارِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ يَقُولُ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ رُبَّمَا يَضْطَرِبُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ
[Machine] Abdullah ibn Umar used to perform the "witr" prayer at the beginning of the night. When he got up to pray, he would cancel his "witr" prayer and then pray again. He would then perform another "witr" prayer at the end of the night. Omar used to perform his "witr" prayer at the end of the night and he was better than both Abdullah and myself. Abu Bakr used to perform the "witr" prayer at the beginning of the night and then intercede with another prayer at the end of the night, intending by that to pray in pairs (two units at a time) and not cancel his "witr" prayer.
كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا قَامَ نَقَضَ وِتْرَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ أَوَاخِرَ اللَّيْلِ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يُوتِرُ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ وَكَانَ خَيْرًا مِنِّي وَمِنْهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَشْفَعُ آخِرَهُ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ يُصَلِّي مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَلَا يَنْقُضُ وِتْرَهُ
"عَنْ عَمْرو بْنِ مُرَّةَ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ سَعِيدَ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدُ الله بْنُ عُمَرَ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذا قَامَ نَقَضَ وِتْرَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ آخِرَ صَلَاتهِ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يُوتِرُ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ، وَكَانَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّى وَمِنْهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ويُشْفِعُ آخِرَهُ، يُريدُ بِذَلِكَ يُصَلِّى مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَلَا يَنْقُضُ وِتْرَهُ".
[Machine] If you pray the first part of the night prayer, do not pray the last part of it. And if you pray the last part of it, do not pray the first part of it. And I asked 'Aa'idh ibn 'Amr, who was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, about breaking the odd number prayer (Witr). He said, "If you pray the first part of it, do not pray the last part of it. And if you pray the last part of it, do not pray the first part of it." Al-Bukhari narrated the hadith of 'Aa'idh ibn 'Amr in the sahih. He said, "And he was among the companions of the tree, from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ."
إِذَا أَوْتَرْتَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ فَلَا تُوتِرْ آخِرَهُ وَإِذَا أَوْتَرْتَ آخِرَهُ فَلَا تُوتِرْ أَوَّلَهُ وَسَأَلْتُ عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ نَقْضِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَوْتَرْتَ أَوَّلَهُ فَلَا تُوتِرْ آخِرَهُ وَإِذَا أَوْتَرْتَ آخِرَهُ فَلَا تُوتِرْ أَوَّلَهُ أَخْرَجَ الْبُخَارِيُّ حَدِيثَ عَائِذِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فِي الصَّحِيحِ قَالَ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ