Authentic
graded by Al-Albani
Mishkat al-Masabih 1286
Narrator: Thawbān
وَعَنْ ثَوْبَانَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا السَّهَرَ جُهْدٌ وَثِقَلٌ فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَإِلَّا كَانَتَا لَهُ» . رَوَاهُ الدَّارِمِيُّ
حَرَكات Vowel marks (harakat) A−
A+
Thauban reported the Prophet as saying, “This wakefulness is a toil and a burden, so when one of you observes a witr he should pray two rak'as. If he gets up during the night, well and good; otherwise they will serve for him." Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Reported by Ad-Darimi (No. 1546 ). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 1286).
Scholars’ grades
Scholar Grade Applies to Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH
Authentic صَحِيح The hadith
تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح
Other versions
Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 1546
Narrated by Thawbān Arabic only
Also reported by… (3)
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6612)إِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَإِنْ قَامَ وَإِلا كَانَتَا لَهُ سنن الدارقطني (1472)السَّفَرَ جَهْدٌ وَثِقَلٌ , فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ , فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَإِلا كَانَتَا لَهُ سنن الدارقطني (1474)السَّفَرَ جَهْدٌ وَثِقَلٌ , فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ , فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَإِلا كَانَتَا لَهُ
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