صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
فصل في التراويح - ذكر البيان بأن قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولكني خشيت أن تفرض عليكم فتعجزوا عنها أراد بذلك قيام الليل
Section on Tarawih prayer – clarification that the Prophet’s statement “I feared it would become obligatory on you” referred to night prayer
Hadith 2544
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ ، بِعَسْقَلانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَصَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَصَلَّى رِجَالٌ بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِذَلِكَ ، فَاجْتَمَعَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهُمْ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَصَلَّى ، فَصَلَّوْا بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَذَاكَرُونَ ذَلِكَ ، فَكَثُرَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ ، فَخَرَجَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ ، فَصَلَّوْا بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ عَجَزَ الْمَسْجِدُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَطَفِقَ رِجَالٌ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُونَ : الصَّلاةَ ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى خَرَجَ لِصَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الْفَجْرَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ فَقَالَ : " أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيَّ شَأْنُكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ ، وَلَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ ، فَتَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا " .
Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went out at midnight. He performed prayer in the mosque and all the people prayed behind him. The next day, people talked about this, so more people gathered than before. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went out the second night as well. He performed prayer and the people prayed behind him. The following night, people mentioned this, so on the third night the number had increased even more. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went out, led them in prayer, and the people prayed behind him. When the fourth night came, the mosque was completely filled. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go out. Some people began to request: (Come out for prayer), but the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to them until he came out for the Fajr prayer. When he had performed the Fajr prayer, he turned towards the people, then he recited the testimony of faith and said: "Your situation last night was not hidden from me. I feared that the night prayer would be made obligatory upon you and you would not be able to perform it (i.e., you would not be able to fulfill it)."
