سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي كَمْ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِChapter: What was narrated concerning how many Rak’ah should be prayed at night
Hadith 1362
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : لَأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّيْلَةَ ، قَالَ : " فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ، فَتِلْكَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً " .
´It was narrated that Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani said:` “I said, I must observe how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prays tonight. So I lay down at his door. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up and prayed two brief Rak’ah, then two long ones, which were very, very long, then two Rak’ah which were shorter than the ones preceding them, then two Rak’ah which were shorter than the ones preceding them, then two Rak’ah which were shorter than the ones preceding them, then two Rak’ah, then Witr. That was thirteen Rak’ah.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
In the previous narration, thirteen rak‘ahs are mentioned including the Sunnah prayers of Fajr.
Whereas from this hadith it is understood that, apart from the Sunnah prayers of Fajr, it is also permissible to pray thirteen rak‘ahs instead of eleven.
In the previous narration, thirteen rak‘ahs are mentioned including the Sunnah prayers of Fajr.
Whereas from this hadith it is understood that, apart from the Sunnah prayers of Fajr, it is also permissible to pray thirteen rak‘ahs instead of eleven.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1362
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
لَأَرْمُقَنَّ:
I will observe with a deep and prolonged gaze.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would begin the prayer with two light (khafif) units (rak‘ahs), then he would perform two extremely lengthy units, and after that, each subsequent pair would be shorter than the previous, and at the end, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would perform one witr. Just as he himself would begin with two light units, he would also instruct others to do the same, as will be mentioned ahead in the narration of Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu). If the two light units are not counted, then the total number of units would be eleven.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
لَأَرْمُقَنَّ:
I will observe with a deep and prolonged gaze.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would begin the prayer with two light (khafif) units (rak‘ahs), then he would perform two extremely lengthy units, and after that, each subsequent pair would be shorter than the previous, and at the end, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would perform one witr. Just as he himself would begin with two light units, he would also instruct others to do the same, as will be mentioned ahead in the narration of Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu). If the two light units are not counted, then the total number of units would be eleven.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1804
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication: [وأخرجه مسلم 765، من حديث ما لك به]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ Including the two Sunnah units of the ‘Isha prayer, the total number of night voluntary prayers is thirteen units (rak‘at), of which eleven units are commonly known among the public as Tahajjud. These same units are called Tarawih in Ramadan.
➋ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were always ready to learn the religion.
➌ The Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were always prepared to learn and teach the religion.
➍ One should be patient over the hardships that arise during the process of learning and teaching knowledge.
➎ Also see [الموطأ حديث: 36، 417، البخاري 2013، 1129، ومسلم 738]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ Including the two Sunnah units of the ‘Isha prayer, the total number of night voluntary prayers is thirteen units (rak‘at), of which eleven units are commonly known among the public as Tahajjud. These same units are called Tarawih in Ramadan.
➋ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were always ready to learn the religion.
➌ The Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were always prepared to learn and teach the religion.
➍ One should be patient over the hardships that arise during the process of learning and teaching knowledge.
➎ Also see [الموطأ حديث: 36، 417، البخاري 2013، 1129، ومسلم 738]
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 312
