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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Al-Witr

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 470

Chapter: What Has Been Related About 'There Are No Two Witr In One Night'

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 470

Narrator:Talq ibn Alī

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُلاَزِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ لاَ وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ‏"

Qais bin Talq bin Ali narrated that :

his father said: I heard Allah's Messenger saying: "There are no two Witr in one night."

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

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

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا مُلَازِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ) هُوَ مُلَازِمُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ الْيَمَامِيُّ صَدُوقٌ مِنْ الثَّامِنَةِ ( حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ ) الْيَمَامِيُّ عَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَطَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَعَنْهُ سِبْطُهُ مُلَازِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَعِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَثَّقَهُ اِبْنُ مَعِينٍ وَأَبُو زُرْعَةَ كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ) قَالَ اِبْنُ الْعَرَبِيِّ فِي عَارِضَةِ الْأَحْوَذِيِّ : مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ مَنْ أَوْتَرَ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لَا يُعِيدُ الْوِتْرَ اِنْتَهَى. قَوْلُهُ : ( هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ) أَخْرَجَهُ الْخَمْسَةُ إِلَّا اِبْنَ مَاجَهْ كَذَا فِي الْمُنْتَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 470
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 470
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 470

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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