Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1320

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَعَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يُصَلِّي مَثْنَى مَثْنَى. فَإِذَا خَافَ الصُّبْحَ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Sahl ibn Abi Sahl narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father; and from Abdullah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar; and from Ibn Abi Labid, from Abu Salamah, from Ibn Umar; and from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Umar. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the night prayer and said: Pray two by two. When one fears dawn, let him pray witr with one rakah.