Sahih Muslim — Prayer - Travellers

A hadith like this has been narrated by 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters

وحدثنا ابن ابي عمر، حدثنا سفيان، عن زياد بن سعد، عن ابن ابي عتاب، عن ابي سلمة، عن عايشة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مثله

A'isha reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray in the night and when he observed Witr, he said to me: O 'A'isha, get up and observe Witr

وحدثنا زهير بن حرب، حدثنا جرير، عن الاعمش، عن تميم بن سلمة، عن عروة بن الزبير، عن عايشة، قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي من الليل فاذا اوتر قال " قومي فاوتري يا عايشة

A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer prayer at night while she lay in front of him, and when the Witr prayer was yet to be observed, he would awaken her and she observed Witr

وحدثني هارون بن سعيد الايلي، حدثنا ابن وهب، اخبرني سليمان بن بلال، عن ربيعة بن ابي عبد الرحمن، عن القاسم بن محمد، عن عايشة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يصلي صلاته بالليل وهي معترضة بين يديه فاذا بقي الوتر ايقظها فاوترت

A'isha reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed the Witr prayer every night and he completed Witr at the time of dawn

وحدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، اخبرنا سفيان بن عيينة، عن ابي يعفور، - واسمه واقد ولقبه وقدان - ح وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، و ابو كريب قالا حدثنا ابو معاوية، عن الاعمش، كلاهما عن مسلم، عن مسروق، عن عايشة، قالت من كل الليل قد اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فانتهى وتره الى السحر

Masruq reported on the authority of 'A'isha that she said that the Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe the Witr prayer every night, maybe in the early part of night, at midnight and in the latter part, finishing his Witr at dawn

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وزهير بن حرب، قالا حدثنا وكيع، عن سفيان، عن ابي حصين، عن يحيى بن وثاب، عن مسروق، عن عايشة، قالت من كل الليل قد اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من اول الليل واوسطه واخره فانتهى وتره الى السحر

A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe Witr every night, and he would (at times) complete his Witr at the end of the night

حدثني علي بن حجر، حدثنا حسان، - قاضي كرمان - عن سعيد بن مسروق، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، عن عايشة، قالت كل الليل قد اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فانتهى وتره الى اخر الليل

Sa'd b. Hisham b. 'Amir decided to participate in the expedition for the sake of Allah, so he came to Medina and he decided to dispose of his property there and buy arms and horses instead and fight against the Romans to the end of his life. When he came to Medina, he met the people of Medina. They dissuaded him to do such a thing, and informed him that a group of six men had decided to do so during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade them to do it, and said:Is there not for you a model pattern in me? And when they narrated this to him (Sa'd b. Hisham), he returned to his wife, though he had divorced her and made (people) witness to his reconciliation. He then came to Ibn 'Abbas and asked him about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Ibn 'Abbas said: Should I not lead you to one who knows best amongst the people of the world about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Who is it? He (Ibn 'Abbas) said: It is 'A'isha. So go to her and ask her (about Witr) and then come to me and inform me about her answer that she would give you. So I came to Hakim b. Aflah and requested him to take me to her. He said: I would not go to her, for I forbade her to speak anything (about the conflict) between the two groupS, but she refused (to accept my advice) and went (to participate in that corflict). I (requested) him (Hakim) with an oath to lead me to her. So we went to 'A'isha and we begged permission to meet her. She granted us permission and we went in. She said: Are you Hakim? (She recognised him.) He replied: Yes. She said: Who is there with you? He said: He is Sa'd b. Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: He is Hisham b. 'Amir. She blessed him ('Amir) with mercy from Allah and spoke good of him (Qatada said that he died as a martyr in Uhud). I said: Mother of the Faithful, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: Don't you read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. Upon this she said: The character of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the Qur'an. He said: I felt inclined to get up and not ask anything (further) till death. But then I changed my mind and said: Inform me about the observance (of the night prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: Did you not recite:" O thou wrapped up"? He said: Yes. She said: Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, made the observance of the night prayer at the beginning of this Surah obligatory. So the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him and his Companions around him observed this (night prayer) for one year. Allah held back the concluding portion of this Surah for twelve months in the Heaven till (at the end of this period) Allah revealed the concluding verses of this Surah which lightened (the burden of this prayer), and the night prayer became a supererogatory prayer after being an obligatory one. I said: Mother of the Faithful, inform me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: I used to prepare tooth stick for him and water for his ablution, and Allah would rouse him to the extent He wished during the night. He would use the tooth stick, and perform ablution, and would offer nine rak'ahs, and would not sit but in the eighth one and would remember Allah, and praise Him and supplicate Him, then he would get up without uttering the salutation and pray the ninth rak'ah. He would then sit, remember, praise Him and supplicate Him and then utter a salutation loud enough for us to hear. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after uttering the salutation, and that made eleven rak'ahs. O my son, but when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) grew old and put on flesh, he observed Witr of seven, doing in the two rak'ahs as he had done formerly, and that made nine. O my son, and when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed prayer, he liked to keep on observing it, and when sleep or pain overpowered him and made it impossible (for him) to observe prayer in the night, he prayed twelve rak'ahs daring the day. I am not aware of Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) having recited the whole Qur'an during one single night, or praying through the night till morning, or fasting a complete month, except Ramadan. He (the narrator) said: I then went to Ibn 'Abbas and narrated to him the hadith (transmitted from her), and he said: She says the truth If I went to her and got into her presence, I would have listened to it orally from her. He said: If I were to know that you do not go to her. I would not have transmitted this hadith to you narrated by her

Zurara b. Aufa said that Sa'd b. Hisham divorced his wife, and then proceeded to Medina to sell his property, and the rest of the hadith is the same

وحدثنا محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا معاذ بن هشام، حدثني ابي، عن قتادة، عن زرارة بن اوفى، عن سعد بن هشام، انه طلق امراته ثم انطلق الى المدينة ليبيع عقاره . فذكر نحوه

Sa'd b. Hisham reported:I went to 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas and asked him about the Witr prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as recorded in this event. She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Who is that Hisham? I said: Son of 'Amir. She said: What a fine man 'Amir was! He died as a martyr in the Battle of Uhud

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا محمد بن بشر، حدثنا سعيد بن ابي عروبة، حدثنا قتادة، عن زرارة بن اوفى، عن سعد بن هشام، انه قال انطلقت الى عبد الله بن عباس فسالته عن الوتر . وساق الحديث بقصته وقال فيه قالت من هشام قلت ابن عامر . قالت نعم المرء كان عامر اصيب يوم احد

Zurara b. Aufa reported that Sa'd b. Hisham was his neighbour and he informed him that he had divorced his wife and he narrated the hadith like the one transmitted by Sa'd. She ('A'isha) said:Who is Hisham? He said: The son of 'Amir. She said: What a fine man he was; he participated in the Battle of Uhud along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Hakim b. Aflah said: If I ever knew that you do not go to 'A'isha, I would not have informed you about her hadith (So that you would have gone to her and heard it from her orally)

وحدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم، ومحمد بن رافع، كلاهما عن عبد الرزاق، اخبرنا معمر، عن قتادة، عن زرارة بن اوفى، ان سعد بن هشام، كان جارا له فاخبره انه، طلق امراته . واقتص الحديث بمعنى حديث سعيد وفيه قالت من هشام قال ابن عامر . قالت نعم المرء كان اصيب مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم احد . وفيه فقال حكيم بن افلح اما اني لو علمت انك لا تدخل عليها ما انباتك بحديثها

A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) missed the night prayer due to pain or any other reason, he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime

حدثنا سعيد بن منصور، وقتيبة بن سعيد، جميعا عن ابي عوانة، قال سعيد حدثنا ابو عوانة، عن قتادة، عن زرارة بن اوفى، عن سعد بن هشام، عن عايشة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان اذا فاتته الصلاة من الليل من وجع او غيره صلى من النهار ثنتى عشرة ركعة

A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) decided upon doing any act, he continued to do it, and when he slept at night or fell sick he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime. I am not aware of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observing prayer during the whole of the night till morning, or observing fast for a whole month continuously except that of Ramadan

وحدثنا علي بن خشرم، اخبرنا عيسى، - وهو ابن يونس - عن شعبة، عن قتادة، عن زرارة، عن سعد بن هشام الانصاري، عن عايشة، قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا عمل عملا اثبته وكان اذا نام من الليل او مرض صلى من النهار ثنتى عشرة ركعة . قالت وما رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قام ليلة حتى الصباح وما صام شهرا متتابعا الا رمضان

Umar b. Khattab reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Should anyone fall asleep and fail to recite his portion of the Qur'an, or a part of it, if he recites it between the dawn prayer and the noon prayer, it will be recorded for him as though he had recited it during the night

حدثنا هارون بن معروف، حدثنا عبد الله بن وهب، ح وحدثني ابو الطاهر، وحرملة، قالا اخبرنا ابن وهب، عن يونس بن يزيد، عن ابن شهاب، عن السايب بن يزيد، وعبيد الله بن عبد الله، اخبراه عن عبد الرحمن بن عبد القاري، قال سمعت عمر بن الخطاب، يقول قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من نام عن حزبه او عن شىء منه فقراه فيما بين صلاة الفجر وصلاة الظهر كتب له كانما قراه من الليل

Zaid b. Arqam, on seeing some people praying in the forenoon, said:They well know that prayer at another time than this is more excellent, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The prayer of those who are penitent is observed when your weaned camels feel the heat of the sun

وحدثنا زهير بن حرب، وابن، نمير قالا حدثنا اسماعيل، - وهو ابن علية - عن ايوب، عن القاسم الشيباني، ان زيد بن ارقم، راى قوما يصلون من الضحى فقال اما لقد علموا ان الصلاة في غير هذه الساعة افضل . ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " صلاة الاوابين حين ترمض الفصال

Zaid b. Arqam reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to the people of Quba' and saw them observing prayer; upon this he said:The prayer of the penitent should be observed when the young weaned camels feel heat of the sun

حدثنا زهير بن حرب، حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد، عن هشام بن ابي عبد الله، قال حدثنا القاسم الشيباني، عن زيد بن ارقم، قال خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على اهل قباء وهم يصلون فقال " صلاة الاوابين اذا رمضت الفصال

Ibn 'Umar reported that a person asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears morning is near, he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him

وحدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، قال قرات على مالك عن نافع، وعبد الله بن دينار، عن ابن عمر، ان رجلا، سال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن صلاة الليل فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى فاذا خشي احدكم الصبح صلى ركعة واحدة توتر له ما قد صلى

Salim reported on the authority of his father that a person asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the night prayer. He said:It consists of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one fears morning is near, he should make it an odd number by praying one rak'ah

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وعمرو الناقد، وزهير بن حرب، قال زهير حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، عن الزهري، عن سالم، عن ابيه، سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول ح وحدثنا محمد بن عباد، - واللفظ له - حدثنا سفيان، حدثنا عمرو، عن طاوس، عن ابن عمر، ح وحدثنا الزهري، عن سالم، عن ابيه، ان رجلا، سال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن صلاة الليل فقال " مثنى مثنى فاذا خشيت الصبح فاوتر بركعة

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported:A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The night prayer consists of pair, but if you apprehend the rise of dawn, make it odd number by observing one rak'ah

وحدثني حرملة بن يحيى، حدثنا عبد الله بن وهب، اخبرني عمرو، ان ابن شهاب، حدثه ان سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر وحميد بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف حدثاه عن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب، انه قال قام رجل فقال يا رسول الله كيف صلاة الليل قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى فاذا خفت الصبح فاوتر بواحدة

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported:A person asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as I stood between him (the Holy Prophet) and the inquirer and he said: Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of pairs of rak'ahs, but if you apprehend morning, you should pray one rak'ah and make the end of your prayer as Witr. Then a person asked him (the Holy Prophet) at the end of the year and I was at that place near the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ; but I do not know whether he was the same person or another person, but he (the Holy Prophet) gave him the same reply

وحدثني ابو الربيع الزهراني، حدثنا حماد، حدثنا ايوب، وبديل، عن عبد الله بن شقيق، عن عبد الله بن عمر، ان رجلا، سال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وانا بينه وبين السايل فقال يا رسول الله كيف صلاة الليل قال " مثنى مثنى فاذا خشيت الصبح فصل ركعة واجعل اخر صلاتك وترا " . ثم ساله رجل على راس الحول وانا بذلك المكان من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلا ادري هو ذلك الرجل او رجل اخر فقال له مثل ذلك

This hadith his been narrated by Ibn 'Umar by another chain of trans- mitters but it does not have these words:" Then a person asked him at the end of the year," and what follows subsequently

وحدثني ابو كامل، حدثنا حماد، حدثنا ايوب، وبديل، وعمران بن حدير، عن عبد الله بن شقيق، عن ابن عمر، ح وحدثنا محمد بن عبيد الغبري، حدثنا حماد، حدثنا ايوب، والزبير بن الخريت، عن عبد الله بن شقيق، عن ابن عمر، قال سال رجل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم . فذكرا بمثله وليس في حديثهما ثم ساله رجل على راس الحول وما بعده