English translation
1668. It was narrated that Tāwūs said: "Ibn 'Umar said: "A man asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about prayer at night. He said: 'Two by two, and if you fear that dawn will come, then one.'"(Sahih)
Hadith 1668
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Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1667 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 227
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 1667 · Volume 4 · Page 311
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٣١٨ - ١٣٢٠)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1573 · Volume 1 · Page 367
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٣١٨ - ١٣٢٠: ق.
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Arabic text
1667 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ: «مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَوَاحِدَةٌ»
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Commentary
1. This is a well-known Tradition in which there is mention of the night prayer only. 2. According to some scholars, this narration demonstrates that the number of the night prayer's Rak'ahs is not fixed. But one may increase or decrease them in accordance with the abundance or paucity of time.