Hadith 999

To offer the Witr prayer while riding on an animal.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 2

14 - THE BOOK OF WITR

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 999 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 25

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English translation

999. Narrated Sa'īd bin Yasār: I was going to Makkah in the company of 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا and when I apprehended the approaching dawn, I dismounted and offered the Witr prayer and then joined him. 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar said, "Where have you been?" I replied, "I apprehended the approaching dawn so I dismounted and offered Witr prayer." 'Abdullāh said, "Isn't there in the Messenger ﷺ of Allāh a good example for you to follow?" I replied, "Yes, by Allāh." He said, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to offer Ṣalāt of Witr on the back of the camel (while on a journey)."

Arabic text

999 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَسِيرُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بِطَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ، فَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ: فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ الصُّبْحَ نَزَلْتُ، فَأَوْتَرْتُ، ثُمَّ لَحِقْتُهُ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ: أَيْنَ كُنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: خَشِيتُ الصُّبْحَ، فَنَزَلْتُ، فَأَوْتَرْتُ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: أَلَيْسَ لَكَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ؟ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى وَاللَّهِ، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى البَعِيرِ»

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