Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 472
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَتَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ فَقُلْتُ أَوْتَرْتُ . فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ لَكَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوتِرُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ إِلَى هَذَا وَرَأَوْا أَنْ يُوتِرَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يُوتِرُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ نَزَلَ فَأَوْتَرَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ . آخِرُ أَبْوَابِ الْوِتْرِ
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Said ibn Yasar said: I was walking with Ibn Umar on a journey and fell behind him. He asked, "Where were you?" I replied, "I prayed witr." He said: Is the Messenger of Allah not an example for you? I saw the Messenger of Allah pray witr on his mount. A report on this topic is also narrated from Ibn Abbas. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Ibn Umar is hasan sahih. Some scholars among the Companions and others held this view and considered it appropriate for a man to pray witr on his mount. This was the view of al-Shafii, Ahmad, and Ishaq. Some scholars said that a man should not pray witr on his mount; if he wishes to pray witr, he should dismount and pray it on the ground. This was the view of some scholars of Kufa. This is the end of the chapters on witr.