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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: قيام شهر رمضان
Chapter: Night prayer in the month of Ramadan
Bayhaqi 4603 — Night prayer in the month of Ramadan
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قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيُّ وَكَانَ مِنْ عُمَّالِ عُمْرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، وَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْأَرْقَمِ عَلَى بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ خَرَجَ لَيْلَةً فِي رَمَضَانَ، فَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَطَافَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، وَأَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ أَوْزَاعٌ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ يُصَلِّي الرَّجُلُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَيُصَلِّي الرَّجُلُ فَيُصَلِّي بِصَلَاتِهِ الرَّهْطُ قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " وَاللهِ لَأَظُنُّ لَوْ جَمَعْنَاهُمْ عَلَى قَارِئٍ وَاحِدٍ لَكَانَ أَمْثَلَ " فَعَزَمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَجْمَعَهُمْ عَلَى قَارِئٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَأَمَرَ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ بِهِمْ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَخَرَجَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ قَارِئٍ لَهُمْ، وَمَعَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيُّ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " نِعْمَ الْبِدْعَةُ ⦗٦٩٥⦘ هَذِهِ، وَالَّتِي يَنَامُونَ عَنْهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الَّتِي يَقُومُونَ " يُرِيدُ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ، وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ دُونَ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ وَإِنَّمَا أَخْرَجَ حَدِيثَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ.
Abd al-Rahman bin Abd al-Qari (may Allah have mercy on him) was one of the officials in the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he used to work together with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) over the treasury (bayt al-mal) of the Muslims. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went out one night, and Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) was with him. They went around the mosque and saw that the people in the mosque were divided into different groups: one was praying alone, and another was engaged in prayer together with a group. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If they were gathered behind one reciter, that would be better. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had resolved upon this, he ordered Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead them in the night prayer. Then one day Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went out and all the people were praying behind one reciter, and Abd al-Rahman bin Abd al-Qari (may Allah have mercy on him) was with him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is a good way, and the part (of the night) which they sleep through is better than the part in which they stand in prayer (he meant the last part of the night), and the people used to stand in prayer in the early part of the night.
