صحيح البخاري

Hadith 1137

Book 19: The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)

كِتَاب التَّهَجُّد

Chapter 10

(10) Chapter. How was the Salat (Tahajjud prayer) of the Prophet ﷺ and how many Raka, he used to offer at night?

10- بَابُ كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَمْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي

A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How is the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا , قَالَ : إِنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ : "

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ ؟ قَالَ : مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1137In-book: Book 19, Hadith 1137

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