الفتح الربانی
Al-Fath al-Rabbani
أَبْوَابُ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ وَالْوِتْرِ
Chapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْوِتْرِ وَتَأْكِيدِهِ وَحُكْمِهِ
Chapter on the Virtue of Witr, Its Emphasis, and Ruling
Hadith Number: 2168
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: ((يا اهل القرآن! اوتروا فإن الله عز وجل وتر يحب الوتر))
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: O people of the Qur’an! Perform Witr prayer, indeed Allah Almighty is Witr (Single/Unique) and He loves what is Witr (odd-numbered).
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده قوي
Hadith Number: 2169
عن نافع عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: ((إن الله وتر يحب الوتر))، قال نافع: وكان ابن عمر لا يصنع شيئا إلا وترا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely Allah is One (Odd) and He loves odd numbers. Nafi' says: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to observe odd numbers in every matter.
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حكم: صحيح لغيره
Hadith Number: 2170
عن ابي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مثله
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
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حكم: أخرجه البخاري: 6410
Hadith Number: 2171
وعنه ايضا قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: ((من لم يوتر فليس منا))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever does not perform Witr is not from us.
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حكم: ضعيف
Hadith Number: 2172
عن بريدة الاسلمي رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: ((الوتر حق فمن لم يوتر فليس منا))، قالها ثلاثا
Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said three times: Witr is obligatory; whoever does not perform Witr is not one of us.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: ضعيف
Hadith Number: 2173
عن محمد بن يحيى بن حبان ان ابن محيريز القرشي ثم الجمحي اخبره وكان بالشام وكان قد ادرك معاوية، فاخبره ان المخدجي رجلا من بني كنانة اخبره ان رجلا من الانصار كان بالشام يكنى ابا محمد، اخبره ان الوتر واجب، فذكر المخدجي انه راح إلى عبادة بن الصامت رضي الله عنه فذكر له ان ابا محمد يقول: الوتر واجب، فقال عبادة بن الصامت رضي الله عنه: كذب ابو محمد سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول: ((خمس صلوات كتبهن الله تبارك وتعالى على العباد من اتى بهن، لم يضيع منهن شيئا استخفافا بحقهن كان له عند الله تبارك وتعالى عهد ان يدخله الجنة، ومن لم يات بهن فليس له عند الله عهد، إن شاء عذبه وإن شاء غفر له))
Ibn Muhairiz Jumahi was in Syria, and he had also met Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). He narrated that a man from the Mukhdaaj of Banu Kinanah informed him that an Ansari man residing in Syria, Abu Muhammad, said that Witr is obligatory. Upon hearing this, the Mukhdaaji went to Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him that Abu Muhammad Ansari is saying that Witr is obligatory. Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Muhammad has lied. I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: There are five prayers; Allah Almighty has made them obligatory upon His servants. Whoever performs them and does not neglect any of them, considering any of their rights insignificant, then for him there is a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. But whoever does not perform them, then for him there is no covenant with Allah; if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: حديث صحيح۔ أخرجه ابوداود: 1420
Hadith Number: 2174
عن نافع سال رجل ابن عمر عن الوتر اواجب هو؟ فقال: اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم والمسلمون
Hazrat Nafi' says that a man asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about Witr prayer, whether this prayer is obligatory. He replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Muslims have performed the Witr prayer.
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حكم: اسناده صحيح علي شرط الشيخين۔ أخرجه ابن ابي شيبة: 2/ 295
Hadith Number: 2175
(ومن طريق ثان) قال رجل لابن عمر: ارايت الوتر اسنة هو؟ قال: ما سنة؟ اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم واوتر المسلمون، قال: لا، اسنة هي؟ قال: مه، اتعقل؟ اوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم واوتر المسلمون
(Second chain) A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): What is your opinion about Witr? Is it Sunnah? He replied: What is Sunnah? The fact is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Witr prayer and the Muslims also performed this prayer. He said: No, no, I am asking whether it is Sunnah? He replied: Wait a moment, does your mind work? I am telling you that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Witr prayer and the Muslims also performed it, (therefore we should also perform it).
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: انظر الحديث بالطريق الاول ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 4834
Hadith Number: 2176
عن عبد الرحمن بن رافع التنوخي قاضي إفريقية ان معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه قدم الشام واهل الشام لا يوترون، فقال لمعاوية: ما لي ارى اهل الشام لا يوترون؟ فقال معاوية: وواجب ذلك عليهم؟ قال: نعم، سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول: ((زادني ربي عز وجل صلاة وهي الوتر، ووقتها ما بين العشاء إلى طلوع الفجر))
It is narrated from Qazi Africa Abdur Rahman bin Rafi’ Tanuqi that Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, where the people of Syria did not perform Witr. He said to Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the reason that the people of Syria do not perform Witr? He replied: Is this prayer obligatory upon them? He said: Yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Lord has given me another prayer, and that is Witr, and its time is from after ‘Isha until the rising of Fajr.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: المرفوع منه صحييح
Hadith Number: 2177
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: الوتر ليس بحتم كالصلاة ولكنه سنة سنها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Witr prayer is not as obligatory as the obligatory prayers; rather, it is a Sunnah, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared to be Sunnah.
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حكم: اسناده قوي۔ أخرجه الترمذي: 453