سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الْوِتْرِ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِChapter: What was narrated concerning Witr at the end of the night
Hadith 1187
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ خَافَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ لِيَرْقُدْ ، وَمَنْ طَمِعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَإِنَّ قِرَاءَةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ ، وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever among you fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then go to sleep. Whoever hopes that he will wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the end of the night, for recitation (of the Qur’an) at the end of the night is attended (by the angels), and that is better.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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It is more virtuous to perform the witr prayer in the last part of the night.
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At that time, it is also more virtuous to perform some voluntary (nafl) prayers before witr.
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The angels have great love for the recitation of the Noble Qur'an.
Therefore, they especially gather to listen to the recitation of a believer.
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This gathering of the angels takes place in the last part of the night.
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It is more virtuous to perform the witr prayer in the last part of the night.
➋
At that time, it is also more virtuous to perform some voluntary (nafl) prayers before witr.
➌
The angels have great love for the recitation of the Noble Qur'an.
Therefore, they especially gather to listen to the recitation of a believer.
➍
This gathering of the angels takes place in the last part of the night.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1187
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
For the one who wakes up at night, it is better that he performs the witr prayer at the end of the night prayer. However, for the one who does not have the habit of waking up at night, he should perform the witr prayer before going to sleep. If on any day he happens to wake up, he may perform the night prayer, and there is no need to repeat the witr prayer.
Benefits and Issues:
For the one who wakes up at night, it is better that he performs the witr prayer at the end of the night prayer. However, for the one who does not have the habit of waking up at night, he should perform the witr prayer before going to sleep. If on any day he happens to wake up, he may perform the night prayer, and there is no need to repeat the witr prayer.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1767
