Hadith 272

وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " كُنْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بِمَكَّةَ وَالسَّمَاءُ مُغِيمَةٌ فَخَشِيَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ، ثُمَّ انْكَشَفَ الْغَيْمُ فَرَأَى أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلًا ، فَشَفَعَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَلَمَّا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ "
It is narrated from Hazrat Nafi that I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) on the way to Makkah and there were clouds covering the sky, so Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) feared that morning had come. Thus, he performed one rak'ah of witr, then the clouds cleared and he saw that the night was still remaining, so he performed another rak'ah and made it two rak'ahs. After that, he performed two rak'ahs at a time, and then when he feared that morning had come, he performed one rak'ah of witr.
Hadith Reference موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ / كتاب صلاة الليل / 272
Hadith Grading محدثین: موقوف صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «موقوف صحيح، و أخرجه شافعي فى المسند برقم: 368/1، وفي الاُم: 141/1، 248/7، والبيهقي فى «معرفة السنن والآثار»: 326/2، شركة الحروف نمبر: 255، فواد عبدالباقي نمبر: 7 - كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ-ح: 19»