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Bayhaqi 4806 — One who prays witr with five or three does not sit

وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ، أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ بْنُ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَاجَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَيْلَةَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: " فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ أُحْصِيَ كَمْ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " ارْقُدْ أَوْ بَعْدُ ". قَالَ: ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضُهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ فَأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّنَاءِ، ثُمَّ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ أَنْ قَالَ: " اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَلْبِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي سَمْعِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي بَصَرِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا بَيْنَ يَدِيَّ، وَنُورًا خَلْفِي، وَزِدْنِي نُورًا، وَزِدْنِي نُورًا ".
Sa'id bin Jubayr narrates from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) sent him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on some errand. That day was the turn of Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), the maternal aunt of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). He went to her, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the mosque at that time. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I lay down in the apartment of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I was saying to myself that today I would count how much the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. He (peace and blessings be upon him) came after a third of the night had passed, while I was lying in his (peace and blessings be upon him) apartment. Then he said: "Go to sleep." He (peace and blessings be upon him) took a sheet from Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her); part of it was over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and part of it was over Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and prayed two rak'ahs at a time until he had offered eight rak'ahs. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed five witr and did not sit in between. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat and praised Allah as He deserves. He (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Him abundantly, and at the end he said these words: 'Allahumma ij'al li nuran fi qalbi, waj'al li nuran fi sam'i, waj'al li nuran fi basari, waj'al li nuran 'an yamini, wa nuran 'an shimali, waj'al li nuran bayna yadayya, wa nuran khalfi, wa zidni nuran, wa zidni nuran' (O Allah, place light for me in my heart, place light for me in my hearing, place light for me in my sight, place light for me on my right and light on my left, place light for me in front of me and light behind me, and increase me in light, increase me in light).
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4806
Hadith Grading محدثین: حسن
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