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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاThe Book of Prayer - Travellers
باب صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ:Chapter: The night prayers are two by two, and Witr is one rakah at the end of the night
Hadith 754
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ تُصْبِحُوا " .
Abu Sa'id (al Khudri) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning. Abu Sa'id reported that they (the Prophet's Companions) asked the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) about Witr (prayer). (In reply to their inquiry) he said: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning.
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وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو نَضْرَةَ الْعَوَقِيُّ ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ ، أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ " .
Abu Sa'id reported that they (some of the Companions) of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) asked the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) about Witr. He said: Observe Witr before morning.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
It is likely that Muhammad bin Yahya has declared this hadith weak because it apparently contradicts the previous hadith. However, it can be said that in the first hadith, the ruling is mentioned in the case of an excuse (such as sleep or forgetfulness), while in the second hadith, the original ruling is mentioned, which should be acted upon. In this respect, there will be no contradiction.
It is likely that Muhammad bin Yahya has declared this hadith weak because it apparently contradicts the previous hadith. However, it can be said that in the first hadith, the ruling is mentioned in the case of an excuse (such as sleep or forgetfulness), while in the second hadith, the original ruling is mentioned, which should be acted upon. In this respect, there will be no contradiction.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1189
