الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الليل والوترChapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي وَقْتِهِ
Chapter on Its Time
Hadith 2178
عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيِّ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَبَا بَصْرَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ، فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ))، قَالَ أَبُو تَمِيمٍ: فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَسَارَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَى أَبِي بَصْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَا قَالَ عَمْرٌو؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ: أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Abu Tamim Jaishani that Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon to the people on Friday and said: Sayyiduna Abu Basrah (may Allah be pleased with him) told me that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely Allah Almighty has given you an extra prayer, and that is Witr. You should offer it between the time of Isha prayer and Fajr prayer. Abu Tamim says: Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) took my hand and went to the mosque to Sayyiduna Abu Basrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: The thing that Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, did you hear it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes, I heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 2179
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) بِنَحْوِهِ وَزَادَ: فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَصْرَةَ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الَّذِي يَلِي دَارَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: يَا أَبَا بَصْرَةَ! أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً، صَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ، الْوِتْرُ الْوِتْرُ))؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ
(Similar chain of narration) It is the same, but with some detail as follows: So we went to Sayyiduna Abu Basrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him near the door that was close to the house of Sayyiduna Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Abu Basrah! Did you hear the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Surely Allah Almighty has given you another prayer, so perform it between the time of Isha and Fajr prayer; it is Witr, it is Witr? He said: Yes. He then said: Did you hear it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes. He then said: Did you really hear it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes.
Hadith 2180
عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ ضِفْتُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَتَنَاوَلَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَضَرَبَهَا وَقَالَ: يَا أَشْعَثُ! اِحْفَظْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثًا، حَفِظْتُهُنَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا تَسْأَلِ الرَّجُلَ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلَا تَنَمْ إِلَّا عَلَى وَتْرٍ وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ
Ash'ath bin Qais says: I became a guest of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). First, he caught his wife and struck her, then said: O Ash'ath! Remember three things from me, I learned these from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Do not ask a man why he struck his wife, do not sleep without offering Witr, and the third thing I have forgotten.
Hadith 2181
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوْتِرُ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَفِي وَسَطِهِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ، ثُمَّ ثَبَتَ لَهُ الْوِتْرُ فِي آخِرِهِ
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform Witr in the early part of the night, sometimes in the middle part, and at times in the last part of the night. Later on, the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would be in the last part of the night only.
Hadith 2182
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي زَوَائِدِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَى مُسْنَدِ أَبِيهِ مِثْلُهُ
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated another similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), which is like the hadith of Musnad Ahmad and is found in the Zawaid of Abdullah.
Hadith 2183
وَعَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: كَانَ يُوْتِرُ عِنْدَ الْأَذَانِ وَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ) عِنْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Witr at the time of the Adhan and would offer the two Sunnah of Fajr at the time of the Iqamah.
Hadith 2184
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((الْوِتْرُ بِلَيْلٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Witr is the prayer of the night.
Hadith 2185
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: ((مَتَى تُوْتِرُ؟)) قَالَ: أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ بَعْدَ الْعَتَمَةِ، قَالَ: ((فَأَنْتَ يَا عُمَرُ؟)) قَالَ: آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ، قَالَ: ((أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! فَأَخَذْتَ بِالثِّقَةِ وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا عُمَرُ! فَأَخَذْتَ بِالْقُوَّةِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): When do you perform Witr? He replied: At the beginning of the night, right after the Isha prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then asked: O Umar! When do you perform it? He replied: At the end of the night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Bakr! You have chosen caution, and O Umar! You have chosen strength.
Hadith 2186
عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: مَنْ صَلَّى بِاللَّيْلِ فَلْيَجْعَلْ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ وَتْرًا، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِذَلِكَ، فَإِذَا كَانَ الْفَجْرُ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ كُلُّ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ وَالْوِتْرُ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ))
It is narrated from Hazrat Nafi that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say that whoever prays at night should perform Witr at the end, because the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has given this command. And when Fajr begins, all the night prayer and the time for Witr ends, because the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Perform Witr before Fajr.
Hadith 2187
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ: ((أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ))
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) about Witr, so he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Perform Witr before the morning.
Hadith 2188
عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوْتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَوْسَطَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Uqbah bin Amr Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform the Witr prayer in the early part of the night, sometimes in the middle part, and at times in the last part of the night.
Hadith 2189
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْتَهَى وَتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ
Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Witr prayer in every part of the night, but his (peace and blessings be upon him) Witr would be completed by the time of Suhoor.
Hadith 2190
وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ، وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَنَامَ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ، وَرُبَّمَا نَامَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform Witr before sleeping and sometimes after sleeping. Similarly, he would sometimes perform the ritual bath (ghusl) of janabah before sleeping and sometimes he would sleep before performing this bath.
Hadith 2191
عَنْ أَبِي نَهِيكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ أَنْ لَا وَتْرَ لِمَنْ أَدْرَكَ الصَّبْحَ، فَانْطَلَقَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْبَرُوهَا، فَقَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصْبِحُ فَيُوْتِرُ
It is narrated from Abu Nahik that Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) used to deliver sermons to the people. One day he said that whoever reaches the morning, there is no Witr for him. Upon hearing this, some people went to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and informed her of this statement, but she replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform Witr even after the morning had come.
Hadith 2192
عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَنَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ؟ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنَّا فِي رَكْعَةٍ شَفَعَ إِلَيْهَا أُخْرَى حَتَّى اجْتَمَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوْتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فِي وَسَطِهِ، ثُمَّ أَثْبَتَ الْوِتْرَ فِي هَٰذِهِ السَّاعَةِ، قَالَ: وَذَلِكَ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ
Abd Khair says: We were in the mosque when Sayyiduna Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us and asked, "Where is the one who was asking about Witr?" Among us was one who had already prayed one rak‘ah (of Witr), but one rak‘ah remained for him, so he completed that rak‘ah. Then all of us gathered around him. He (Ali) said: "At first, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then he started praying it in the middle of the night, but later he maintained the performance of Witr at the time close to the break of dawn."
Hadith 2193
عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نُّوْتِرَ هَٰذِهِ السَّاعَةَ، ثَوِّبْ يَا ابْنَ التَّيَّاحِ! أَوْ أَذِّنْ أَوْ أَقِمْ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ:) قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ حِينَ ثَوَّبَ الْمُثَوِّبُ لِصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
It is narrated from a man of Banu Asad, he says: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us, and people asked him about Witr. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to offer Witr at that time. Then he said: Ibn Tayyah! Say "As-salatu khayrun minan-nawm" or give the adhan or give the iqamah. In another narration, the words are: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out at the time when the mu’adhdhin gave the adhan for Fajr prayer including the words "As-salatu khayrun minan-nawm." Then the rest of the hadith was mentioned.
Hadith 2194
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، ثُمَّ يُوْتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ كَأَنَّ الْأَذَانَ أَوِ الْإِقَامَةَ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ
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) used to pray two rak'ahs at a time during the night, and in the last part of the night he would perform one rak'ah of Witr. Then he would stand (to perform the two Sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr), and (he would perform them so quickly) as if the call to prayer (adhan) or the iqamah was being recited in his ear.
Hadith 2195
عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((بَادِرُوا الصُّبْحَ بِالْوِتْرِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Perform the Witr prayer before the morning (Fajr) arrives.
Hadith 2196
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَيْضًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((صَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ وَتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ، فَأَوْتِرُوا صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ، وَصَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Maghrib prayer is the witr of the day’s prayers, and you should make the night prayers odd (by performing witr), and the night prayer is in sets of two rak‘ahs, and at the end of the night, witr is one rak‘ah.
Hadith 2197
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلَاتِكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَتْرًا))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Make Witr the last prayer of your night.
Hadith 2198
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنْ ظَنَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَسْتَيْقِظَ آخِرَهُ فَلْيُوْتِرْ أَوَّلَهُ، وَمَنْ ظَنَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنَّهُ يَسْتَيْقِظُ آخِرَهُ فَلْيُوْتِرْ آخِرَهُ، فَإِنَّ صَلَاةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ وَهِيَ أَفْضَلُ))
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among you thinks that he will not be able to wake up in the last part of the night, then he should perform Witr at the beginning of the night. But whoever thinks that he will wake up in the last part of the night, then he should perform Witr at its end, because the prayer in the last part of the night is attended by the angels and it is the best.
Hadith 2199
عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: أَيُّ سَاعَةٍ تُوْتِرِينَ؟ قَالَتْ: مَا أُوْتِرُ حَتَّى يُؤَذَّنُ وَمَا يُؤَذَّنُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ، قَالَتْ: وَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُؤَذِّنَانِ، بِلَالٌ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِذَا أَذَّنَ عَمْرٌو فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا، فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ وَإِذَا أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ فَارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ فَإِنَّ بِلَالًا لَا يُؤَذِّنُ (كَذَا قَالَ) حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ))
Aswad bin Yazid says: I asked Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): At what time do you perform Witr? She said: I do not perform Witr until the muezzins have given the calls to prayer, and they give these calls after the rising of Fajr. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had two muezzins: Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Amr bin Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Amr gives the call to prayer, you may eat and drink, because he is a blind man, but when Bilal gives the call to prayer, then stop eating and drinking, because Bilal does not give the call until the morning has arrived.
