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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 1709

Chapter: Mentioning the discrepancies in the narration from Habib ibn Abi Thabit in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas concerning Witr

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1709

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَثَقُلَ صَلَّى سَبْعًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray nine (rak'ahs) at night, then when he grew older and put on weight he prayed seven."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1709) and Ahmad (No. 24702).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1709
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1709
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1709

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1328)يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا ، فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَثَقُلَ صَلَّى سَبْعًا
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (4568)يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا ، فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ وَأَسَنَّ صَلَّى سَبْعًا

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1720

"We used to prepare siwak and water for wudu for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Allah (SWT) would wake him when He willed to wake him at night, then he would clean his teeth and make wudu, and pray nine rak'ahs, not sitting until the eighth, when he would praise Allah (SWT) and send blessings upon His…

فَيَسْتَاكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلاَّ عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ وَيَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ وَيُصَلِّي عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَيَدْعُو بَيْنَهُنَّ وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا…

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 444

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وَرَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، نَحْوَ هَذَا حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَأَكْثَرُ مَا رُوِيَ…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1362

How many rak'ahs would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray observing the witr ? She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak'ahs never observing less than seven or more than thirteen. The narrator Ahmad added in his version: He would…

يُوتِرُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَسِتٍّ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَثَمَانٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَعَشْرٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِأَنْقَصَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ، وَلاَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ ‏

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