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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1321

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the (voluntary) night Prayer is two by two

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1321

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the night prayer two Rak’ah by two Rak’ah.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1321, 288).

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The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1321
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1321
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1321
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1321

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (401)يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1324)يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ ، فَيَسْتَاكُ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1527)يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ كَانَ الأَذَانُ وَالإِقَامَةُ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ
  • معجم السفر للسلفي (95)يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform his optional night prayers at night, two Rak'ah followed by two Rak'ah, and at the end he would conclude with an odd Rak'ah (Witr). Then he would perform two Rak'ah prayer before the dawn (Fajr) prayer after hearing the Adhan, and he would make them so…

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"the (voluntary) day and night prayers are two Rak'at, two Rak'at (in pairs)." an-Nasa'i said, "This is a mistake."

وَلِلْخَمْسَةِ ‏- وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنِ حِبَّانَ ‏- : { صَلَاةُ اَللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى" } وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ : "هَذَا خَطَأٌ" .‏ 1‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أبو داود ( 1295 )‏ ، والنسائي ( 3 / 227 )‏…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 472

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two (i.e., in sets of two Rak‘ahs). When he fears that dawn is approaching, he should pray one (Rak‘ah), which will make what he has prayed Witr (odd)." And he (ﷺ) used to say: "Make…

مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً، فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاَتِكُمْ وِتْرًا، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِهِ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 993

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Night prayer is offered as two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and if you want to finish it, pray only one rak`a which will be witr for all the previous rak`at." Al-Qasim said, "Since we attained the age of puberty we have seen some people offering a three-rak`at…

صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ رَكْعَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ ‏"

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