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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب الوترPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب فِي الْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِChapter: Praying With Witr Before Sleeping.
Hadith 1434
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ السَّيْلَحِينِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ : " مَتَى تُوتِرُ " ، قَالَ : أُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ : " مَتَى تُوتِرُ " ، قَالَ : آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَقَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ : " أَخَذَ هَذَا بِالْحَزْمِ " ، وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ : " أَخَذَ هَذَا بِالْقُوَّةِ " .
Narrated Abu Qatadah: The Prophet ﷺ asked Abu Bakr: When do you observe the witr? He replied: I observe the witr prayer in the early hours of the night. The Prophet ﷺ asked Umar: When do you observe the witr? He replied: At the end of the night. He then said to Abu Bakr: This has followed it with care; and he said to Umar: He has followed it with strength.
Brief Explanation
1؎: Whoever is confident about himself that he will wake up in the last part of the night, it is better for him to perform the witr prayer in the last part of the night. However, for the one who does not have confidence in waking up in the last part of the night, it is better for him to perform the witr prayer before going to sleep.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1434. Commentary: A person should always act with confidence. If waking up at the end of the night seems difficult, then one should perform the witr prayer before sleeping. And in the morning, upon waking, perform the tahajjud prayer. There is no need to repeat the witr.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1434
