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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3478

وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - سَأَلَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ : " مَتَى تُوتِرُ ؟ " قَالَ : أُصَلِّي مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ثُمَّ أُوتِرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنَامَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " مُؤْمِنٌ حَذِرٌ " فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ : " كَيْفَ تُوتِرُ ؟ " فَقَالَ : " أُصَلِّي مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ثُمَّ أَنَامُ حَتَّى أُوتِرَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " مُؤْمِنٌ قَوِيٌّ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ ، وَفِيهِ ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ وَفِيهِ كَلَامٌ .
Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): When do you perform the witr? He replied: I keep praying two rak'ahs at a time, then I perform the witr before I sleep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: This is the way of a cautious believer. He asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): When do you perform the witr? He replied: I keep praying two rak'ahs at a time, then I sleep, until I perform the witr in the last part of the night (after waking up). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the way of a strong believer.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, about whom criticism has been made.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / أبواب العيدين / 3478
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