Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1137
Book 19: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Chapter 10 How was the Salat of the Prophet (pbuh) and how many Rak'a he used to offer at night?
باب كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَمْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
Sahih al-Bukhari 1137
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
A man said, “O Allah’s Messenger! How is the prayer of the night?” He said, “Two rak`at followed by
two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ ” مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ”.
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