صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب ذكر الوتر وما فيه من السننChapters on Witr and its Sunnahs
(453) بَابُ ذِكْرِ الْخَبَرِ الْمُفَسِّرِ لِلَّفْظَتَيْنِ الْمُجْمَلَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ ذَكَرْتُهُمَا فِي الْبَابَيْنِ الْمُقَدَّمَيْنِ،The chapter explaining the two general phrases mentioned in the previous two chapters
Hadith 1085
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، قَالا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ هُوَ الْمَكِّيُّ ، نَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ : " مَتَى تُوتِرُ ؟ " قَالَ : أُوتِرُ ثُمَّ أَنَامُ قَالَ : " بِالْحَزْمِ أَخَذْتَ " ، وَسَأَلَ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ : " مَتَى تُوتِرُ ؟ " ، فَقَالَ : أَنَامُ ثُمَّ أَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأُوتِرُ ، قَالَ : " فِعْلِي فَعَلْتَ " وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى فِي قِصَّةِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : " فِعْلَ الْقَوِيِّ فَعَلْتَ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), "When do you perform Witr?" He replied, "I perform Witr and then sleep." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have chosen the cautious way." And he asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), "When do you perform Witr?" He replied, "I sleep, then (after waking up) I pray at night and also perform Witr." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have chosen my way." Muhammad bin Yahya narrated in the story of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) these words: "You do the work of a strong man."
