Hadith #188
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللّ
َيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى قَالَ تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
عقبة بن حريث
ابن عمر يحدث
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from 'Uqba ibn Hurayth — that he heard Ibn 'Umar narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said: 'The night prayer is two by two — when you see that Subh is catching up with you, make Witr with one rak'a.' Ibn 'Umar was asked: 'What does "two by two" mean?' He said: 'You make taslim after every two rak'as.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 188
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5226
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41616