صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
فصل في التراويح - ذكر الخبر المدحض قول من زعم أن صلاة الناس التراويح في شهر رمضان ليست سنة
Section on Tarawih prayer – mentioning a report refuting the claim that praying Tarawih in Ramadan is not a Sunnah
Hadith 2545
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ ، 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 مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَصَلَّى رِجَالٌ بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِذَلِكَ ، فَاجْتَمَعَ أَكْثَرُ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ ، فَصَلَّوْا بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَذَاكَرُونَ ذَلِكَ ، فَكَثُرَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ ، فَخَرَجَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ ، فَصَلَّوْا بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ عَجَزَ الْمَسْجِدُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى خَرَجَ لِصَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الْفَجْرَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ فَقَالَ : " أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيَّ شَأْنُكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ ، وَلَكِنِّي 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 to the mosque at midnight. Some people performed prayer behind him. The next day, people discussed this among themselves, so a greater number of people gathered. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went again the second night, and some people performed prayer behind him. The next day, people mentioned this matter among themselves, so on the third night, the number of people in the mosque increased. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went and led them in prayer, and people performed prayer behind him. On the fourth night, the mosque was completely filled. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out 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: "To proceed! Your situation last night was not hidden from me, but I feared that night prayers would be made obligatory upon you and you would be unable to perform them (i.e., you would not be able to fulfill them)."
