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Sunan Ibn Majah 1188

Chapter: One who sleeps and misses Witr, or forgets it

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1188

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ، فَلْيُصَلِّ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ، أَوْ ذَكَرَهُ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever sleeps and misses Witr, or forgets it, let him pray it when morning comes, or when he remembers.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1188).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَلْيُصَلِّ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ إِلَخْ ) ظَاهِره أَنَّ الْوِتْر وَاجِب كَمَا عَلَيْهِ أَبُو حَنِيفَة رَحِمَهُ اللَّه تَعَالَى وَيُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْأَمْر لِلنَّدْبِ وَيَكُون مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ الْمَنْدُوب يُقْضَى كَالْوَاجِبِ وَقَدْ جَاءَ قَضَاؤُهُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1188
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1188
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1188

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 389

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever oversleeps and misses the Witr, or forgets it, should pray (when he awakens) in the moming or when he remembers." [Reported by al-Khamsah except an-Nasa'i].

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ اَلْوِتْرِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَوْ ذَكَرَ } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ إِلَّا النَّسَائِيَّ .‏ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو…

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If anyone sleeps before praying Witr or forgets it, let him pray it once he remembers it

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If anyone sleeps before praying Witr or forgets it, let him pray it once he remembers it."

مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ وِتْرِهِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّهِ إِذَا ذَكَرَهُ ‏"

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When any one of you omits the prayer due to sleep or he forgets it, he should observe it when he remembers it, for Allah has said:" Observe prayer for remembrance of Me."

إِذَا رَقَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ غَفَلَ عَنْهَا فَلْيُصَلِّهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ أَقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ لِذِكْرِي ‏"

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