صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
باب الوتر - ذكر خبر سادس يدل على أن الوتر غير فرض
Section on Witr prayer – mentioning a sixth report indicating that Witr is not obligatory
Hadith 2415
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقُمِّيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ جَارِيَةَ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَأَوْتَرَ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، وَرَجَوْنَا أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِنَا ، فَأَقَمْنَا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْنَا ، فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، رَجَوْنَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ فَتُصَلِّيَ بِنَا ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَوْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْوِتْرُ " .
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in eight rak‘ahs during the month of Ramadan and performed Witr. When the next night came, we gathered in the mosque. We hoped that you would come and lead us in prayer. We remained there until morning came. (The next day) we said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We were hoping that you would come and lead us in prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I disliked this (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words:) I feared that Witr would become obligatory upon you.
