English translation
1678. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "My dearest friend advised me (to do) three things: 'To sleep after praying Witr, to fast three days each month, and to pray two Rak'ahs of Fajr.'" (Sahîh)
Hadith 1678
Encouragement To Pray Witr Before Sleeping
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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: 1677 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 229
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1677 · Volume 4 · Page 321
Sahih
صحيح الترمذي (٧٦٤)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1583 · Volume 1 · Page 368
Sahih
(صحيح) - الترمذي ٧٦٤: ق.
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1677 - أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَلْمٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ النَّضْرِ بْنِ شُمَيْلٍ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي شِمْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: " أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ: النَّوْمِ عَلَى وِتْرٍ، وَصِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى "
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1. Allâh's Messenger ﷺ made no one his very close, intimate friend, but the Companions were able to make the Prophet ﷺ their very close, intimate friend. 2. "After performing the Witr prayer": Abû Hurairah ﷺ was a scholarly erudite person. The early performance of the Witr is recommended, especially in the case of students who are engaged in the pursuit of learning, etc. They are likely to not wake up until after the coming of dawn. Hence, the best course for them is to sleep after performing Witr, so that the Witr prayer is not missed.