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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب في قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ:Chapter on night prayer
Hadith 2757
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَرْغَبُ فِي قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى قَالَ: "وَلَوْ رَكْعَةً".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to encourage the night prayer (Tahajjud) until he (peace be upon him) said: "Even if you pray only one rak'ah during the night."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 2755 to 2757)
From this hadith, the importance of tahajjud or qiyam al-layl (standing in prayer at night) is understood.
Also, it is established that performing witr as a single rak‘ah (unit of prayer) is permissible, as is mentioned in another authentic hadith: If you fear that dawn is approaching, then perform one rak‘ah. Therefore, to say that a single rak‘ah does not constitute a prayer is incorrect.
Once, this humble one saw in a dream that Samahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah was emphasizing the importance of tahajjud. When I mentioned this dream to him, he said: Qiyam al-layl is not obligatory (wajib), but one should certainly perform prayer at night, even if it is only two rak‘ahs.
And Allah knows best.
From this hadith, the importance of tahajjud or qiyam al-layl (standing in prayer at night) is understood.
Also, it is established that performing witr as a single rak‘ah (unit of prayer) is permissible, as is mentioned in another authentic hadith: If you fear that dawn is approaching, then perform one rak‘ah. Therefore, to say that a single rak‘ah does not constitute a prayer is incorrect.
Once, this humble one saw in a dream that Samahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah was emphasizing the importance of tahajjud. When I mentioned this dream to him, he said: Qiyam al-layl is not obligatory (wajib), but one should certainly perform prayer at night, even if it is only two rak‘ahs.
And Allah knows best.
