مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of Prayer
(رَكْعَتَا التَّهَجُّدِ تَكُونَانِ بَدَلًا عَنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ)
(Two rak’ahs after Witr as a replacement for Tahajjud)
Hadith 1286
وَعَنْ ثَوْبَانَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا السَّهَرَ جُهْدٌ وَثِقَلٌ فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَإِلَّا كَانَتَا لَهُ» . رَوَاهُ الدَّارِمِيُّ
Thauban reported the Prophet as saying, “This wakefulness is a toil and a burden, so when one of you observes a witr he should pray two rak'as. If he gets up during the night, well and good; otherwise they will serve for him." Tirmidhi transmitted it.
