Hadith #180
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ
جَابِرًا عَنْ الرَّجُلِ يُوتِرُ عِشَاءً ثُمَّ يَرْقُدُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ خَافَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَقُومَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ ثُمَّ لِيَرْقُدْ وَمَنْ طَمِعَ مِنْكُمْ الْقِيَامَ فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّ قِرَاءَةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ
Isnad Chain
موسى
ابن لهيعة
أبي الزبير
English Translation
Musa narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr who said: I asked Jabir about a man who prays Witr at the beginning of the night then goes to sleep. Jabir said: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: 'Whoever among you fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning of the night. And whoever is confident that he will wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the end of the night, for indeed the prayer at the end of the night is witnessed [by the angels], and that is better.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 180
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14218
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50608