سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِرَكْعَةٍ
Chapter: What was narrated concerning Praying one Rak’ah for Witr
Hadith 1175
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ " ، قُلْتُ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ غَلَبَتْنِي عَيْنِي ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ نِمْتُ ؟ ، قَالَ : " اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ النَّجْمِ " ، فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي ، فَإِذَا السِّمَاكُ ، ثُمَّ أَعَادَ ، فَقَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ " .
´Abu Mijlaz narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Night prayers are to be offered two by two, and Witr is one Rak’ah.’ I said: ‘What do you think if I become drowsy and I want to sleep?’ He said: ‘Put “what do you think” up there with that star? (i.e., don’t think about it at all).’ I raised my head and saw As- Simak.* He repeated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Night prayers are to be offered two by two, and Witr is one Rak’ah, before dawn.’” * Here, As-Simak refers to a star or stars, either Arcturus (As-Simak Ar-Ramih) or Spica, also called Alpha Virginis (As-Simak Al-A'zal).
