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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاBook of Travelers’ Prayer and its Shortening
باب صلاة الليل وعدد ركعات النبي صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم في الليل وأن الوتر ركعة، وأن الركعة صلاة صحيحةNight Prayer and Number of Prophet’s Night Rak‘ahs; Witr is One
Hadith 426
اُردوEn
426 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ، كيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ: مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلاَ فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثًا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ فَقَالَ: يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبِي
Hazrat Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrated that I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "How many rak'ahs did the Prophet (peace be upon him) pray at night in Ramadan?" She replied, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs at night, whether it was the month of Ramadan or any other month. First, he would pray four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray another four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray three rak'ahs." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before praying Witr?'" He replied, "O Aisha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."
Brief Explanation
These very eleven rak‘ahs have been designated as Tarawih. And from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, according to authentic narrations, only these eleven rak‘ahs are established in both Ramadan and outside of Ramadan. In the blessed month of Ramadan, this prayer became known by the name of Tarawih, and outside of Ramadan, it was called Tahajjud. (Raaz)
