سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب المواقيتThe Book of the Times (of Prayer)
بَابُ : فَضْلِ الصَّلاَةِ لِمَوَاقِيتِهَاChapter: The Virtue Of Prayer During Its Time
Hadith 613
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي مَسْجِدِ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ ، فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاة فَجُعِلُوا يُنْتَظَرُونَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُوتِرُ ، قَال : وَسُئِلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : هَلْ بَعْدَ الْأَذَانِ وِتْرٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، وَبَعْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ ، وَحَدَّثَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ " نَامَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى " . وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى .
´It was narrated from Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Al-Muntashir that his father was in the Masjid of 'Amr bin Shurahbil and the Iqamah for prayer was said, so they were waiting for him. He said:` "I was praying Witr, and 'Abdullah was asked: 'Is there any Witr after the Adhan?' He said: "Yes, and after the Iqamah, and he narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) slept and missed the prayer until the sun rose then prayed.'" And the wording is that of Yahya.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
613. Commentary:
➊ In this narration, Imam al-Nasa’i rahimahullah has two teachers: Yahya ibn Hakim and ‘Amr ibn Yazid. The mentioned wording is that of Yahya ibn Hakim, whereas his teacher ‘Amr ibn Yazid narrated this hadith with its meaning (not verbatim).
➋ It is established from this that if the witr (prayer) is missed, it can be performed up until the morning prayer (fajr) is offered. However, this cannot be used as evidence for the obligation (wujub) or compulsory nature (fardiyyah) of witr, because just as the missed obligatory and compulsory acts (fara’id and wajibat) can be made up (qada’), likewise, supererogatory (nafl) and every emphasized act (mu’akkad) can also be made up. For example, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed the missed sunnahs of zuhr after the ‘asr prayer, and the sunnahs of fajr were performed after sunrise. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Whoever was unable to pray the two rak‘ahs of fajr should pray them after the sun rises.” [جامع الترمذي ، حدیث : 423 ، والسلسلة الأحادیث الصحیحة ، رقم : 2361]
It is evident that the sunnahs of zuhr and fajr are not obligatory, but only emphasized (mu’akkad). Similarly, witr, despite not being obligatory, can be performed up until the fajr prayer.
➊ In this narration, Imam al-Nasa’i rahimahullah has two teachers: Yahya ibn Hakim and ‘Amr ibn Yazid. The mentioned wording is that of Yahya ibn Hakim, whereas his teacher ‘Amr ibn Yazid narrated this hadith with its meaning (not verbatim).
➋ It is established from this that if the witr (prayer) is missed, it can be performed up until the morning prayer (fajr) is offered. However, this cannot be used as evidence for the obligation (wujub) or compulsory nature (fardiyyah) of witr, because just as the missed obligatory and compulsory acts (fara’id and wajibat) can be made up (qada’), likewise, supererogatory (nafl) and every emphasized act (mu’akkad) can also be made up. For example, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed the missed sunnahs of zuhr after the ‘asr prayer, and the sunnahs of fajr were performed after sunrise. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Whoever was unable to pray the two rak‘ahs of fajr should pray them after the sun rises.” [جامع الترمذي ، حدیث : 423 ، والسلسلة الأحادیث الصحیحة ، رقم : 2361]
It is evident that the sunnahs of zuhr and fajr are not obligatory, but only emphasized (mu’akkad). Similarly, witr, despite not being obligatory, can be performed up until the fajr prayer.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 613
