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What Has Been Related About Three (Rak'ah) For Al-Witr

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Darussalam · Volume 1

3. The Chapters On Al-Witr

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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 475

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459. 'Alī narrated: "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ would perform Al-Witr with three, reciting nine Sūrah from the Muṣṣal in them, reciting three Sūrah in each Rak'ah with Say: "Allāh is One."[1] at the end of them." (Da'if) [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Imrān bin Ḥuṣain, 'Aīshah, Ibn 'Abbās, Abū Ayyūb, and 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abza from Ubayy bin Ka'b. There is also a narration from 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abzā from the Prophet ﷺ. This is how some of them narrated it; without them mentioning Ubayy in it. Some of them mentioned it from 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abza from Ubayy bin Ka'b. Abū 'Eisā said: There are those [1] Al-Ikhlas 112. among the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others who held this view, that a man should pray three for Al-Witr. Sufyān said: "If one wishes to, he performs Al-Witr with five, if he wishes he performs Al-Witr with three, and if he wishes, he performs Al-Witr with one Rak'ah." Sufyān said: "What is recommended is that he perform Al-Witr with three Rak'ah." This is the view of Ibn Al-Mubārak and the people of Al-Kūfah.

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٤٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌هَنَّادٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنِ ‌الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ ‌عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوتِرُ» بِثَلَاثٍ، يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ بِتِسْعِ سُوَرٍ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ، يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ بِثَلَاثِ سُوَرٍ، آخِرُهُنَّ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، وَيُرْوَى أَيْضًا عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، هَكَذَا رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ: عَنْ أُبَيٍّ، وَذَكَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنْ أُبَيٍّ. وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَغَيْرِهِمْ إِلَى هَذَا، وَرَأَوْا أَنْ يُوتِرَ الرَّجُلُ بِثَلَاثٍ. قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: إِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْتَرْتَ بِخَمْسٍ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْتَرْتَ بِثَلَاثٍ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْتَرْتَ بِرَكْعَةٍ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: وَالَّذِي أَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ أُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ.

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