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Wake up ‘Āʾishah and pray Witr

Chapter: Night prayers and the number of rak`ah offered by the Prophet (saws) at night, and that Witr is one rak`ah, and a one-rak`ah prayer is correct

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 744b

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يُصَلِّي صَلاَتَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِذَا بَقِيَ الْوِتْرُ أَيْقَظَهَا فَأَوْتَرَتْ ‏.‏

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at night while she would be asleep in front of him. When only the Witr was left, he would wake her and she would perform it. According to another narration, he would say: "Wake up ‘Ā'ishah and pray Witr."

Reported by Muslim (No. 744b) and Ahmad (No. 25153).

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Explanation

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the night prayer, while ‘A'ishah would be asleep in front of him. According to another narration by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim, she said: “The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the night prayer while I would be lying between him and the Qiblah, just as a coffin would be placed.” When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) finished his night prayer, and just before starting the Witr prayer, he would wake her up to pray Witr. A narration by Muslim reads: “When it was time for the Witr prayer, he would say: ‘Wake up, ‘A'ishah and pray Witr.'" A narration of Abu Dawūd reads: “When he wanted to perform the Witr prayer, he would wake her up, and she would perform it." So, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would let ‘A'ishah asleep at the beginning of the night. He would not wake her until he was done with his night prayer and only had the Witr to pray. He would wake her so that she would pray immediately and not oversleep and miss the Witr.

Explanation in Arabic

معنى الحديث: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يصلي صلاة الليل، وعائشة رضي الله عنها مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيَن يَدَيه، وفي رواية للبخاري ومسلم عنها: "أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يُصلي من الليل وأنا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيَنه وَبَيْن القِبلة، كاعتِرَاض الجَنازة".

فإذا فَرغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من صلاة التهجد، وقبل أن يشرع في صلاة الوتر أيْقَظها لتوتر وفي رواية لمسلم: فإذا بَقي الوِتر، قال: "قُومِي فأوْتِري يا عائشة" . وفي رواية لأبي داود: "حتى إذا أراد أن يوتر أيْقَظها فأوترت".

والمعنى: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يترك عائشة رضي الله عنها أول الليل ولا يُوقظها، حتى إذا فرغ من صلاته ولم يبق إلا الوتر أيقظها لتدرك وترها وتبادر بالوتر عقب الاستيقاظ لئلا يغلب عليها كسل النوم لو تماهلت عنه فيفوتها.

  • يستحب أن يُوقظ الرجل أهل بيته لصلاة الليل ويَحضُهم على ذلك.
  • جواز اعتراض المرأة أمام الرجل في صلاته.
  • جواز اتخاذ الرجل الجالس سترة له.
  • استحباب تأخير صلاة الوتر إلى آخر الليل.
  • يستحب لمن وَثِقَ باستيقاظه من آخر الليل، إما بنفسه وإما بإيقَاظ غيره له، أن يؤخر الوتر وإن لم يكن له تهجد، فإن عائشة -رضي الله عنها- كانت بهذه الصفة.

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 744
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  • Ibn al-Qattan فيه] حرملة بن يحيى متكلم فيه — الوهم والإيهام (5/510)

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Also reported by… (4)
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1502)يُصَلِّي صَلاتَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَإِذَا بَقِيَ الْوِتْرُ أَيْقَظَهَا فَأَوْتَرَتْ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (8280)صَلَّى وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1686)يُصَلِّي وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (4752)يُصَلِّي وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ

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