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but I feared that it would be made obligatory for you and that you would be unable to fulfill it.’ The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—then passed away, with matters remaining as they were.” This took place during Ramadan (1).

“And Abū Dharr said: We fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—but he did not lead us in night prayer at any time during the month until seven nights remained. He then led us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. On the sixth-to-last night, he did not lead us in prayer. On the fifth-to-last night, he led us in prayer until half the night had passed (2). I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, if only you would lead us in more prayer tonight!’ He replied, ‘When a person prays with the imam until the imam finishes, it is counted for him as having prayed the entire night.’

“On the fourth-to-last night, he did not lead us in prayer. When the [third]-to-last night (3) came, he gathered his family and his wives and led us in prayer until we feared that we would miss al-falāh (success). I asked, ‘What is al-falāh?’ He replied, ‘The pre-dawn meal.’ Then he did not lead us in prayer for the remainder of the month.” Reported by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhī, al-Nasā’ī, and Abū Dāwūd (4).

(1) The hadith narrated by Ā’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, is found in al-Bukhārī, 2:11 (Book of Friday Prayer, chapter on saying “To proceed” in the sermon after words of praise), and 3:45 (Book of Tarāwīh Prayer, chapter on the merit of observing night prayer in Ramadan); and Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 2:67 (Book of Chapters on the Month of Ramadan, chapter on night prayer in Ramadan). (2) The passage marked (2 - 2) is omitted from (س) and (ب). (3) Al-laylah (“the night”) is added in (ب). (4) The hadith narrated by Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī, may Allah be pleased with him, is found in Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 2:68 (Book of Chapters on the Month of Ramadan, chapter on night prayer in Ramadan); Sunan al-Tirmidhī, 2:150 (Book of Fasting, chapter on reports concerning night prayer in Ramadan)—al-Tirmidhī said: “This is a hasan sahīh hadith (good and authentic)”; Sunan al-Nasā’ī, 3:202–203 (Book of Night Prayer, chapter on night prayer in Ramadan); al-Musnad (al-Halabī edition), 5:159–160, 163; Sunan Ibn Mājah, 1:420–421 (Book of Establishing Prayer and the Sunnah Concerning It, chapter on reports concerning night prayer in Ramadan); and Sunan al-Bayhaqī, 2:494–495.

وَلَكِنْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَتَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا فَتُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْأَمْرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ» ، وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَ (١) . «وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: صُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى بَقِيَ سَبْعٌ فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ السَّادِسَةُ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ قَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ (٢) ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ نَفَّلْتَنَا قِيَامَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا صَلَّى مَعَ الْإِمَامِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ حُسِبَ لَهُ قِيَامُ لَيْلِهِ " ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ (٣) [الثَّالِثَةُ] جَمَعَ أَهْلَهُ وَنِسَاءَهُ، فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى خَشِينَا أَنْ يَفُوتَنَا الْفَلَاحُ، قُلْتُ: وَمَا الْفَلَاحُ؟ قَالَ: السُّحُورُ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا بَقِيَّةَ الشَّهْرِ» ، رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ (٤) .

(١) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٢/١١ (كِتَابُ الْجُمُعَةِ، بَابُ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ بَعْدَ الثَّنَاءِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ ٣/٤٥ (كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ التَّرَاوِيحِ، بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ) سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٢/٦٧ (كِتَابُ تَفْرِيعِ أَبْوَابِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ، بَابٌ فِي قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ) (٢) (٢ - ٢) سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) (٣) اللَّيْلَةُ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (ب) (٤) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي: سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٢/٦٨ (كِتَابُ تَفْرِيعِ أَبْوَابِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ، بَابٌ فِي قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ) سُنَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ ٢/١٥٠ (كِتَابُ الصَّوْمِ بَابُ مَا جَاءَ مِنْ قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ) وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ: " هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، سُنَنِ النَّسَائِيِّ ٣/٢٠٢ - ٢٠٣ (كِتَابُ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ، بَابُ قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ) الْمُسْنَدِ (ط الْحَلَبِيِّ) ٥/١٥٩ - ١٦٠، ١٦٣، سُنَنِ ابْنِ مَاجَهْ ١/٤٢٠ - ٤٢١ (كِتَابُ إِقَامَةِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالسُّنَّةِ فِيهَا بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي قِيَامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ) سُنَنِ الْبَيْهَقِيِّ ٢/٤٩٤ - ٤٩٥