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Sahih Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها
The Book of Prayer - Travellers
" مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَةً وَاجْعَلْ آخِرَ صَلاَتِكَ وِتْرًا "
A person asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as I stood between him (the Holy Prophet) and the inquirer and he said: Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of pairs of rak'ahs, but if you apprehend morning, you should pray one rak'ah and make the end of your prayer as Witr. Then a person asked him (the Holy Prophet) at the end of the year and I was at that place near the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ; but I do not know whether he was the same person or another person, but he (the Holy Prophet) gave him the same reply.
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Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 749c
A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The night prayer consists of pair, but if you apprehend…
- Hadith 749e
" Then a person asked him at the end of the year," and what follows subsequently.
- Hadith 749b
It consists of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one fears morning is near, he should make it an odd number by praying one rak'ah.
- Hadith 750
Hasten to pray Witr before morning.
- Hadith 749a
Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears morning is near, he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an…
- Hadith 751a
He who prayed at night should make Witr the end of his prayer, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered this.