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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الليل والوترChapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا رُوِيَ عَنْ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فِي صِفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّىChapter on What is Narrated from Aisha Regarding the Description of the Prophet
Hadith 2144
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would get up at night to pray, he would begin his standing (qiyam) with two light rak‘ahs.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … These two rak‘ahs are a prelude to the night prayer (qiyam al-layl). Through them, the worshipper becomes prepared and energized for standing (in prayer). In the following blessed hadith, there is also an instruction to perform two rak‘ahs in this manner: It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “When one of you stands to pray at night, let him begin his prayer with two light rak‘ahs.” (Muslim: 768)
