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Hadith 307
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الأُوَيْسِيُّ ، بِطَرَسُوسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ الثَّقَفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّمَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الْخَيَّاطِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "الْوِتْرُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْقُرْآنِ "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ ، إِلا أَزْهَرُ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ ابْنُ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Witr is obligatory upon the people of the Qur'an."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The last sentence is most likely the statement of a Companion.
When the Bedouin sought to understand the meaning of the Prophetic instruction (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the Companion said that it would be difficult for you to act upon the night prayer (tahajjud) and other such arduous deeds.
Therefore, do not inquire about these matters.
It is also possible that when the Bedouin asked this question, this answer was given not by a Companion (radi Allahu anhu) but by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself: that you people should adhere only to the obligatory acts, for they are sufficient for your salvation.
Supererogatory prayers and tahajjud, etc., can be performed by those who have a great eagerness for good deeds.
And Allah knows best.
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If by “people of the Qur’an” is meant those who have memorized the Qur’an (huffaz), then by “witr” is meant the night prayer (tahajjud).
And the Bedouins were not memorizers of the Qur’an.
Therefore, it was said that this issue does not pertain to common people like you.
➌
According to some scholars, this narration is authentic.
For details, see benefit number 1 of the previous hadith.
➊
The last sentence is most likely the statement of a Companion.
When the Bedouin sought to understand the meaning of the Prophetic instruction (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the Companion said that it would be difficult for you to act upon the night prayer (tahajjud) and other such arduous deeds.
Therefore, do not inquire about these matters.
It is also possible that when the Bedouin asked this question, this answer was given not by a Companion (radi Allahu anhu) but by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself: that you people should adhere only to the obligatory acts, for they are sufficient for your salvation.
Supererogatory prayers and tahajjud, etc., can be performed by those who have a great eagerness for good deeds.
And Allah knows best.
➋
If by “people of the Qur’an” is meant those who have memorized the Qur’an (huffaz), then by “witr” is meant the night prayer (tahajjud).
And the Bedouins were not memorizers of the Qur’an.
Therefore, it was said that this issue does not pertain to common people like you.
➌
According to some scholars, this narration is authentic.
For details, see benefit number 1 of the previous hadith.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1170
