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
His praying witr on his mount shows that witr is not obligatory
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وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي، وَأَبُو ⦗١٣⦘ بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ثنا الشَّافِعِيُّ، ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ " فَقَالَ: هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ: " لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ " مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ.
Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and began asking about (the rulings of) Islam. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Five prayers in the day and night (offer them)." He said: Is there any other prayer due from me besides these? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but you may offer voluntary prayers."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْعَدْلُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، ثنا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ يُدْعَى الْمُخْدَجِيَّ سَمِعَ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا بِالشَّامِ يُدْعَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ وَاجِبٌ قَالَ الْمُخْدَجِيُّ: فَرُحْتُ إِلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ فَاعْتَرَضْتُ لَهُ وَهُوَ رَائِحٌ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ: كَذِبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ، فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ، وَإِنَّ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ ".
It is narrated from Ibn Muhayriz that a man from Banu Kinanah called al-Mukhdaji heard a man in Sham called Abu Muhammad saying that witr is obligatory. Al-Mukhdaji says: I went to Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) and met him on his way while he was going to the mosque. I told him what Abu Muhammad had said, that witr is obligatory. Sayyiduna Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Muhammad is mistaken. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon the servants. Whoever brings them, not neglecting any of them by taking their right lightly, has a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. And whoever neglects these prayers has no covenant with Allah; if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will admit him to Paradise."
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.
