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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: ما في صلاته الوتر على الراحلة من الدلالة على أن الوتر ليس بواجب
Chapter: His praying witr on his mount shows that witr is not obligatory
Bayhaqi 2227 — His praying witr on his mount shows that witr
وَأَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْفَقِيهُ قَالَ: قُرِئَ عَلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَأَنَا أَسْمَع، أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: " الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ مَعَ سَائِرِ الْآثَارِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِيهِ، مَوْضِعُهَا بَابُ صَلَاةِ التَّطَوُّعِ.
(a) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Witr is not obligatory; it is a Sunnah. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established it as a Sunnah."
(b) This is the view of Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). The other narrations that have come on this subject will be mentioned in the chapter on voluntary prayer, because that is their proper place.
(b) This is the view of Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). The other narrations that have come on this subject will be mentioned in the chapter on voluntary prayer, because that is their proper place.
