Hadith 72

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 20: The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day Sahih

Chapter 26

How to pray at night

باب كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1669
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يُسْأَلُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ ‏"
It was narrated that Ibn Umar said:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the minbar, when he was asked about prayers at night, say: "Two by two, then if you fear that dawn will come, pray witr with one rak'ah.'"