Hadith #403
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَ
لَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا نُصَلِّي مِنْ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ يُصَلِّي وَاحِدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى
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English Translation
Isma'il narrated to us, Ayyub informed us, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) who said: A man called out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how do you command us to pray the night prayer?' He ﷺ said: 'Pray two rak'ahs at a time. And when one of you fears the onset of dawn, let him pray one rak'ah of witr.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 403
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4841
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41231