مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب صلاة التطوع والإمامةBook of Voluntary Prayers and Imamate
في من كان يؤخر وترهThose who would delay Witr
Hadith 6922
٦٩٢٢ - حدثنا هشيم عن حصين قال: حدثنا أبو (ظبيان) (١) قال: كان علي ⦗٤٧٩⦘ يخرج إلينا ونحن ننتظر (تباشير) (٢) الصبح فيقول: الصلاة (الصلاة) (٣) نعم ساعة الوتر هذه فإذا طلع الفجر صلى ركعتين ثم أقيمت الصلاة فصلى (٤).
Hazrat Abu Zubyan says that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to us while we were watching the rays of the morning. He would say, "Prayer, prayer, this is such a good time for prayer." When dawn would break, he would perform two rak'ahs, then the congregational prayer would be established and he would perform the prayer.
