Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-Tatawwu - Muhammad ibn Umar Bazmul - (76)

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

As for the Messenger of Allah’s practice of performing the night prayer in congregation, it is established by the report of ʿĀ’isha, may Allah be pleased with her. She said: “One night, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque. Some men followed him in prayer. The next morning, people spoke about it, so an even larger number gathered and prayed with him. The following morning, people again spoke about it, and on the third night the number of people in the mosque increased. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out, and they followed him in prayer. On the fourth night, the mosque could not accommodate the congregation, but he did not come out until the dawn prayer. After completing the dawn prayer, he turned to the people, recited the testimony of faith, and then said: ‘To proceed: I was well aware that you were here, but I feared that it might be made obligatory for you and that you would be unable to perform it.’” Narrated by al-Bukhārī and Muslim. (1)

When discussing the lessons derived from this hadith, Ibn Hajar said: “It contains evidence that performing the night prayer in congregation—especially during Ramadan—is recommended, because the concern mentioned no longer existed after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It was for this reason that ʿUmar ibn al-Khattāb assembled the people to pray behind Ubayy ibn Kaʿb.” (2) End quote.

(9-3) No Two Witr Prayers in One Night

Qays ibn Talq ibn ʿAlī reported: “Talq ibn ʿAlī visited us one day during Ramadan. He remained with us until evening and broke his fast, then led us in prayer that night and led us in witr. He then went down to his mosque and led his congregation in prayer. When only the witr prayer remained, he put another man forward and said: ‘Lead your congregation in witr, for I

(1) An authentic hadith. Al-Bukhārī recorded it in several places, including *The Book of Friday Prayer*, chapter “One Who Says during the Sermon, after Praising Allah: ‘To Proceed’” (hadith no. 924), and this is his wording. Muslim also recorded it in *The Book of the Prayer of Travelers*, chapter “Encouragement to Stand in Prayer during Ramadan” (hadith no. 761). See *Jāmi' al-Usūl* (6/116–118). (2) *Fath al-Bārī* (3/14). Al-Albānī established the legitimacy of performing the night prayer in congregation during Ramadan in *Salāt al-Tarāwīh* (pp. 9–15), citing evidence from the Prophet’s statements, actions, and tacit approval, peace and blessings be upon him. See also *Iqtidā' al-Sirāt al-Mustaqīm* (pp. 275–277).

أما الفعل من الرسول ﷺ لصلاة الليل جماعة؛ فهو ما جاء عن عائشة ﵂؛ قالت: إن رسول الله ﷺ خرج ذات ليلة من جوف الليل، فصلى في المسجد، فصلى رجال بصلاته، فأصبح الناس فتحدثوا، فاجتمع أكثر منهم، فصلوا معه، فأصبح الناس فتحدثوا، فكثر أهل المسجد من الليلة الثالثة، فخرج رسول الله، فصلوا بصلاته، فلما كانت الليلة الرابعة؛ عجز المسجد عن أهله، حتى خرج لصلاة الصبح، فلما قضي الفجر؛ أقبل على الناس، فتشهد، ثم قال: " أما بعد؛ فإنه لم يخف علي مكانكم، لكني خشيت أن تفرض عليكم فتعجزوا عنها". أخرجه الشيخان. (١) قال الحافظ ابن حجر عند ذكره لفوائد هذا الحديث: " [فيه] ندب قيام الليل - ولا سيما في رمضان - جماعة؛ لأن الخشية المذكورة أمنت بعد النبي ﷺ، ولذلك جمعهم عمر بن الخطاب على أبي بن كعب" (٢) . اهـ. (٩-٣) لا وتران في ليلة عن قيس بن طلق بن علي؛ قال: زارنا طلق بن علي في يوم من رمضان، وأمسى عندنا وأفطر، ثم قام بنا الليلة وأوتر بنا، ثم انحدر إلى مسجده فصلى بأصحابه، حتى إذا بقي الوتر، قدم رجلاً، فقال: " أوتر بأصحابك؛ فإني

(١) حديث صحيح. أخرجه البخاري في مواضع منها في (كتاب الجمعة، باب من قال في الخطبة بعد الثناء: أما بعد، حديث رقم ٩٢٤) واللفظ له، ومسلم في (كتاب صلاة المسافرين، باب الترغيب في قيام رمضان، حديث رقم ٧٦١) . انظر: " جامع الأصول" (٦/١١٦-١١٨) . (٢) " فتح الباري" (٣/١٤) . وقد قرر مشروعية الجماعة في صلاة الليل في رمضان الألباني في " صلاة التراويح" (ص٩-١٥) ، وأورد الأدلة على ذلك من قوله ﷺ ومن فعله وإقراره ﵊. =وانظر: "اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم" (ص٢٧٥-٢٧٧) .