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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3436

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ التَّنُوخِيِّ قَاضِي إِفْرِيقِيَّةَ أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قَدِمَ الشَّامَ وَأَهْلُ الشَّامِ لَا يُوتِرُونَ فَقَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ : مَا لِي أَرَى أَهْلَ الشَّامِ لَا يُوتِرُونَ ؟ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ : وَوَاجِبٌ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : " زَادَنِي رَبِّي - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - صَلَاةً وَهِيَ الْوَتْرُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ " .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَفِيهِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَحْرٍ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ مُتَّهَمٌ ، وَمُعَاوِيَةُ لَمْ يَتَأَمَّرْ فِي زَمَنِ مُعَاذٍ .
Abd al-Rahman bin Rafi' al-Tanukhi, the judge of Africa (Ifriqiyah), says: Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, and the people of Syria did not offer the witr. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the reason? I do not see the people of Syria offering the witr. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Is it obligatory (wajib) upon them? Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Yes. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "My Lord has granted me an additional prayer, and that is the witr, which is to be offered in the time between Isha and true dawn."
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Ubaydullah bin Zahr, and he is da'if (weak) and has been accused (muttaham). Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) had not become governor during the lifetime of Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / أبواب العيدين / 3436
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