It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Something happened on my part last night (that is, in Ramadan)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Ubayy, what is that?" He said: "The women of my household said: 'We do not know (much of) the Qur'an, so we will pray behind you.' So I led them in eight rak'ahs and then prayed the witr." The narrator said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (on hearing this) remained silent, which was a sign of his approval, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised no objection to it.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند جابر / 1801
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف» «أخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 2387، وأخرجه صحيح ابن حبان برقم: 2549، 2550، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 1106/1، 1721/2، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1795»