الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الليل والوترChapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْوِتْرِ وَتَأْكِيدِهِ وَحُكْمِهِ
Chapter on the Virtue of Witr, Its Emphasis, and Ruling
Hadith 2168
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ! أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ))
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: O people of the Qur’an! Perform Witr prayer, indeed Allah Almighty is Witr (Single/Unique) and He loves what is Witr (odd-numbered).
Hadith 2169
عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ))، قَالَ نَافِعٌ: وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَا يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا وَتْرًا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely Allah is One (Odd) and He loves odd numbers. Nafi' says: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to observe odd numbers in every matter.
Hadith 2170
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلُهُ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 2171
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنْ لَمْ يُوْتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever does not perform Witr is not from us.
Hadith 2172
عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُوْتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا))، قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا
Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said three times: Witr is obligatory; whoever does not perform Witr is not one of us.
Hadith 2173
عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ أَنَّ ابْنَ مُحَيْرِيزٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ ثُمَّ الْجُمَحِيِّ أَخْبَرَهُ وَكَانَ بِالشَّامِ وَكَانَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُخْدِجِيَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ بِالشَّامِ يُكَنَّى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْوِتْرَ وَاجِبٌ، فَذَكَرَ الْمُخْدِجِيُّ أَنَّهُ رَاحَ إِلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ: الْوِتْرُ وَاجِبٌ، فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: كَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَنْ أَتَى بِهِنَّ، لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ، إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ غَفَرَ لَهُ))
Ibn Muhairiz Jumahi was in Syria, and he had also met Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). He narrated that a man from the Mukhdaaj of Banu Kinanah informed him that an Ansari man residing in Syria, Abu Muhammad, said that Witr is obligatory. Upon hearing this, the Mukhdaaji went to Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him that Abu Muhammad Ansari is saying that Witr is obligatory. Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Muhammad has lied. I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: There are five prayers; Allah Almighty has made them obligatory upon His servants. Whoever performs them and does not neglect any of them, considering any of their rights insignificant, then for him there is a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. But whoever does not perform them, then for him there is no covenant with Allah; if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him.
Hadith 2174
عَنْ نَافِعٍ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ أَوَاجِبٌ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ
Hazrat Nafi' says that a man asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about Witr prayer, whether this prayer is obligatory. He replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Muslims have performed the Witr prayer.
Hadith 2175
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَرَأَيْتَ الْوِتْرَ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: مَا سُنَّةٌ؟ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَوْتَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، قَالَ: لَا، أَسُنَّةٌ هِيَ؟ قَالَ: مَهْ، أَتَعْقِلُ؟ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَوْتَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ
(Second chain) A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): What is your opinion about Witr? Is it Sunnah? He replied: What is Sunnah? The fact is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Witr prayer and the Muslims also performed this prayer. He said: No, no, I am asking whether it is Sunnah? He replied: Wait a moment, does your mind work? I am telling you that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Witr prayer and the Muslims also performed it, (therefore we should also perform it).
Hadith 2176
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ التَّنُوخِيِّ قَاضِي إِفْرِيقِيَّةَ أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَدِمَ الشَّامَ وَأَهْلُ الشَّامِ لَا يُوْتِرُونَ، فَقَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ: مَا لِي أَرَى أَهْلَ الشَّامِ لَا يُوْتِرُونَ؟ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ: وَوَاجِبٌ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((زَادَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ صَلَاةً وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ، وَوَقْتُهَا مَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ))
It is narrated from Qazi Africa Abdur Rahman bin Rafi’ Tanuqi that Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, where the people of Syria did not perform Witr. He said to Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the reason that the people of Syria do not perform Witr? He replied: Is this prayer obligatory upon them? He said: Yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Lord has given me another prayer, and that is Witr, and its time is from after ‘Isha until the rising of Fajr.
Hadith 2177
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ كَالصَّلَاةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Witr prayer is not as obligatory as the obligatory prayers; rather, it is a Sunnah, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared to be Sunnah.
