Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-Tatawwu - Muhammad ibn Umar Bazmul - (53)

Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-TatawwuMuhammad ibn Umar Bazmul

the break of dawn is the time for Witr. They differed concerning the period after that, until the Fajr prayer is performed. It has also been reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, instructed that Witr be performed before dawn.” End quote. (1)

I say: For one who fears that he will not rise at the end of the night, it is preferable to pray at its beginning. As for one who is confident that he will rise, it is preferable for him to delay it until the end of the night, based on the established report from Jābir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever fears that he will not rise at the end of the night should perform Witr at its beginning; and whoever expects to rise at its end should perform Witr at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed, and that is better.” Recorded by Muslim. (2)

(4-3) The Number and Manner of the Rakʿahs of the Night Prayer and Witr

The night prayer and Witr consist of eleven rakʿahs; the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not exceed that number. Various manners of performing them have been reported from him. Whichever of these manners a Muslim follows will suffice. They are as follows:

(1-4-3) Performing the Night Prayer Two Rakʿahs at a Time and Witr with One Rakʿah:

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar reported that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, replied: “The night prayer is performed two rakʿahs at a time. If any of you fears the approach of dawn, let him pray one rakʿah, thereby making the prayers he has already performed odd-numbered.” Another narration states: “A man stood and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! How is the night prayer performed?’” Recorded by al-Bukhārī and Muslim. (3)

(1) *Mukhtasar Qiyām al-Layl*, p. 119. (2) A *sahīh* hadith. Muslim narrated it in the “Book of the Prayer of Travellers and Its Abbreviation,” chapter “One Who Fears That He Will Not Rise at the End of the Night Should Pray Witr at Its Beginning,” hadith no. 755. (3) A *sahīh* hadith. Al-Bukhārī narrated it in the “Book of Witr,” chapter “What Has Been Narrated Concerning Witr,” hadith no. 990; this is his wording. He also narrated the report referred to above, with similar wording, in the “Book of Prayer,” chapter “Forming Circles in the Mosque,” hadith no. 473. [p. 54] Muslim’s wording is found in the “Book of the Prayer of Travellers and Its Abbreviation,” chapter “The Night Prayer Is Offered Two Rak'ahs at a Time, with One Rak'ah of Witr at the End of the Night,” hadith no. 749.

طلوع الفجر وقت للوتر، واختلفوا فيما بعد ذلك إلى أن يصلي الفجر، وقد روي عن النبي ﷺ أنه أمر بالوتر قبل طلوع الفجر". اهـ. (١) قلت: والأفضل في حق من خشي أن لا يقوم آخر الليل الصلاة في أوله، ومن وثق من نفسه؛ فالأفضل له تأخيره إلى آخر الليل؛ لما ثبت عن جابر؛ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: " من خاف أن لا يقوم من آخر الليل؛ فليوتر أوله، ومن طمع أن يقوم آخره؛ فليوتر آخر الليل؛ فإن صلاة آخر الليل مشهودة، وذلك أفضل". أخرجه مسلم. (٢) (٤-٣) عدد ركعات صلاة الليل والوتر وصفتها صلاة الليل والوتر إحدى عشرة ركعة، ما زاد رسول الله ﷺ عليها، وقد وردت عنه ﵊ بأوصاف متنوعة، إذا صلى المسلم بأي صفة منها؛ أجزأته وهذه الأوصاف هي التالية: - (١-٤-٣) صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى والوتر بواحدة: عن عبد الله بن عمر؛ أن رجلاً سأل رسول الله ﷺ عن صلاة الليل؟ فقال رسول الله ﷺ: " صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى، فإذا خشى أحدكم الصبح؛ صلى ركعة واحدة توتر له ما قد صلى". وفي رواية: " قام رجل فقال: يا رسول الله! كيف صلاة الليل؟ ". أخرجه الشيخان. (٣)

(١) "مختصر قيام الليل " (ص١١٩) (٢) حديث صحيح. أخرجه مسلم في (كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها، باب من خاف أن لا يقوم من آخر الليل فليوتر أوله، حديث رقم ٧٥٥) . (٣) حديث صحيح. أخرجه البخاري في (كتاب الوتر، باب ما جاء في الوتر، حديث رقم ٩٩٠) واللفظ له، والرواية المشار إليها أخرجها في (كتاب الصلاة، باب الحلق في المسجد، حديث رقم ٤٧٣) ص٥٤ بنحوه، ولفظها لمسلم في (كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها، باب صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى والوتر ركعة من آخر الليل، حديث رقم ٧٤٩) .