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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1679

Chapter: The Prophet's (SAW) prohibition of praying witr twice in one night

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1679

Narrator:Talq ibn Alī

أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ مُلاَزِمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقٍ، قَالَ زَارَنَا أَبِي طَلْقُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فِي يَوْمٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَأَمْسَى بِنَا وَقَامَ بِنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ وَأَوْتَرَ بِنَا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ فَصَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى بَقِيَ الْوِتْرُ ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَوْتِرْ بِهِمْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ لاَ وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ‏"

It was narrated that Qais bin Talq said:

"My father, Talq bin 'Ali visited me one day in Ramadan and stayed with us until the evening. He led us in praying Qiyam that night and prayed witr with us. Then he went down to a masjid and led his companions in prayer until only witr was left. Then he told a man to go forward and said to him: 'Lead them in praying witr, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: There should not be two witrs in one night."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1679), Abu Dawud (No. 1439), At-Tirmidhi (No. 470) and Ahmad (No. 15704).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 1439

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَصَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ ) الظَّاهِر أَنَّهُ صَلَّى بِهِمْ الْفَرْضَ وَالنَّفْلَ جَمِيعًا فَيَكُون اِقْتِدَاءُ الْقَوْمِ بِهِ فِي الْفَرْض مِنْ اِقْتِدَاءِ الْمُفْتَرِضِ بِالْمُنَفِّلِ ( لَا وِتْرَانِ ) أَيْ لَا يَجْتَمِعُ وِتْرَانِ أَوْ لَا يَجُوز وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَة بِمَعْنَى لَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ أَنْ تَجْمَعُوهُمَا وَلَيْسَتْ لَا نَافِيَةً لِلْجِنْسِ وَإِلَّا لَكَانَ لَا وِتْرَيْنِ بِالْيَاءِ لِأَنَّ الِاسْم بَعْد لَا النَّافِيَة لِلْجِنْسِ يُبْنَى عَلَى مَا يُنْصَبُ بِهِ وَنَصْبُ التَّثْنِيَةِ بِالْيَاءِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُون هَاهُنَا حِكَايَة فَيَكُون الرَّفْع لِلْحِكَايَةِ وَقَالَ السُّيُوطِيُّ عَلَى لُغَة مَنْ يَنْصِب الْمُثَنَّى بِالْأَلِفِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1679
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1679
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1679

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1439

There should not be two Witr prayers during one night

Qays ibn Talq reported: Talq ibn ‘Ali visited us one day during Ramadan. He stayed with us until the evening and broke his fast with us. Then he led us in voluntary night prayer and the Witr prayer. Afterwards he went to his mosque and led his companions in prayer. When only the Witr prayer was…

لاَ وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Talq ibn Alī Explained

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 384

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "There are no two Witr (prayers) during one night." [Reported by Ahmad and ath-Thalathah and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ طَلْقٍ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَالثَّلَاثَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ .‏ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏-…

Narrated by Talq ibn Alī

Also reported by… (13)
  • الأحاديث المختارة (2621)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • الأحاديث المختارة (2622)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • الاستذكار (137)لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4459)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1368)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (7006)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (363)لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (8164)لا وِتْرَانِفِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1273)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2502)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (1040)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (1179)لا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (6589)لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1138

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who apprehends that he may not get up in the later part of the night, should observe the Witr prayer in the first part of it; and he who is certain to get up in the last part of it, he should observe Witr at the end of the night, because Salat at the end of the…

"‏من خاف أن لا يقوم الليل فليوتر أوله، ومن طمع أن يقوم آخره، فليوتر آخر الليل، فإن صلاة آخر الليل مشهودة، وذلك أفضل‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 755b

He who amongst you is afraid that he may not be able to get up at the end of the night should observe Witr (in the first part) and then sleep, and he who is confident of getting up and praying at night (i. e. Tahajjud prayer) should observe it at the end of it, for the recitation at the end of the…

أَيُّكُمْ خَافَ أَنْ لاَ يَقُومَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ ثُمَّ لْيَرْقُدْ وَمَنْ وَثِقَ بِقِيَامٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ فَإِنَّ قِرَاءَةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

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