الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الليل والوترChapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا رُوِيَ عَنْ غَيْرِهِمَا فِي صِفَةِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ
Chapter on What is Narrated from Others Regarding the Description of the Prophet’s Prayer
Hadith 2155
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا رَوْحٌ ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَنَسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَافِعِ بْنِ الْعَمْيَاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((الصَّلَاةُ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى تَشَهَّدُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَتَبَئَّسُ وَتَمَسْكَنُ وَتُقْنِعُ يَدَيْكَ وَتَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اللَّهُمَّ، فَمَنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ))، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ: فَقُلْتُ صَلَاتُهُ خِدَاجٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا الْإِقْنَاعُ؟ فَبَسَطَ يَدَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَدْعُو
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mutlib that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prayer is in sets of two rak‘ahs; after every two rak‘ahs, recite the tashahhud, express humility and poverty, and raise your hands and say: O Allah! O Allah! (then make your supplication), and whoever does not do so, his prayer will be incomplete. Shu‘bah says: I asked, does it mean his prayer will be incomplete? He replied: Yes. Then I asked him: What is meant by iqna‘? He explained its meaning by spreading his hands as if he was making supplication.
Hadith 2156
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَتَشَهَّدْ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لْيُلْحِفْ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ، ثُمَّ إِذَا دَعَا فَلْيَتَسَاكَنْ وَلْيَتَبَئَّسْ وَلْيَتَضَعَّفْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَذَاكَ الْخِدَاجُ أَوْ كَالْخِدَاجِ))
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mutlib bin Rabee’ah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The night prayer is in sets of two rak’ahs, and when any of you prays, he should sit for tashahhud after every two rak’ahs. Then he should supplicate with insistence; when he makes du’a, he should show humility, adopt a state of neediness, and express weakness. Whoever does not do so is deficient or like one who is deficient.
Hadith 2157
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَالِثٍ) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((الصَّلَاةُ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَتَشَهَّدُ وَتُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، … )) الحديث بنحو ما تقدم
(The third chain) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Prayer is in sets of two rak‘ahs, and you should sit for tashahhud after every two rak‘ahs and say salam, … .) Then a hadith similar to the previous one was narrated.
Hadith 2158
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ فَلْيَفْتَتِحْ صَلَاتَهُ) بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any one of you stands to pray at night, he should begin his standing with two light rak‘ahs.
Hadith 2159
عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي قِصَّةِ رُجُوعِهِمْ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَخَدْتُ بِزِمَامِ نَاقَتِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَنْخْتُهَا، فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ وَجَابِرٌ فِيمَا ذَكَرَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who is narrating the incident of returning from the Battle of Hudaybiyyah, says: Then I took hold of the reins of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) she-camel and made it sit down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the ‘Isha prayer. At that time, Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) was at the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) side. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed thirteen units (rak‘at) of prayer.
Hadith 2160
عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَرَمَقْتُ صَلَاتَهُ لَيْلَةً، فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ نَامَ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَتَلَا الْآيَاتِ الْعَشْرَ، آخِرَ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ، ثُمَّ تَسَوَّكَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَلَا أَدْرِي أَقِيَامُهُ أَمْ رُكُوعُهُ أَمْ سُجُودُهُ أَطْوَلُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَامَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَفْعَلُ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ حَتَّى صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
Sayyiduna Safwan bin Mu’attal Salmi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. I observed his prayer at night. He performed the ‘Isha prayer and then slept. When half the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up and recited the last ten verses of Surah Al-Imran. Then he used the miswak, performed ablution, and prayed two rak‘ahs. I do not know whether his standing, bowing, or prostration was longer in them. Then, after finishing the prayer, he slept. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept waking up repeatedly and kept doing as he did the first time, until a total of eleven rak‘ahs were completed.
Hadith 2161
عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْتَاكُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا وَإِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ وَلَا يَأْمُرُ بِشَيْءٍ، وَيُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would use the miswak two or three times at night, and when he would get up at night to pray, he would perform four rak‘ahs, in which he would neither speak nor give any command regarding anything, and after every two rak‘ahs he would say salam.
Hadith 2162
عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَقِرَاءَتِهِ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا لَكُمْ وَلِصَلَاتِهِ وَلِقِرَاءَتِهِ، كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا يَنَامُ، وَيَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا يُصَلِّي، وَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا
Ya'la bin Mamlak says: I asked Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) about the night prayer and recitation of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: What concern do you have with the prayer and recitation of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He would pray as much as he slept, and he would sleep as much as he prayed. Then she described the manner of his recitation, that it was absolutely clear, letter by letter.
Hadith 2163
عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
Asim bin Damrah reports that when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: He used to pray sixteen rak‘ahs at night.
Hadith 2164
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْمَكْتُوبَةِ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform sixteen rak‘ahs at night in addition to the obligatory prayer.
Hadith 2165
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَبِالنَّهَارِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform eight units of voluntary prayer at night and twelve units during the day.
Hadith 2166
عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ: مَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَمَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ قَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا
Humaid says: It was asked from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: We did not want to see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying at night, but we would see him like that anyway, and we did not want to see him sleeping, but we would see him like that as well. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin to fast so much in a month that we would say he will not leave any fast of this month, but then when he would start leaving the fasts, we would say now he will not fast any more in this month.
Hadith 2167
عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ عِنْدَ بَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُعْطِيهِ وَضُوءَهُ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ كُنْتُ أَنَامُ فِي حُجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْمَعُهُ بَعْدَ هَوِيٍّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، وَأَسْمَعُهُ بَعْدَ هَوِيٍّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ:) ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: ((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ)) الْهَوِيَّ))
Sayyiduna Rabi’ah bin Ka’b Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I used to spend the night at the door of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I could provide him with water for ablution. In one narration it is stated: I used to sleep in the chamber of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After a portion of the night had passed, I would hear him say: “Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah,” and after another portion of the night had passed, I would hear him say: “Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil ‘alamin.” And in one narration it is stated: I would hear him say during a part of the night: “Subhanallahi al-‘Azim wa bihamdih.”
