Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1602

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Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1602 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 20: The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan an-Nasai
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 1602
Chapter
20: The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from Sa'd bin Hisham that
Compiler
Imam an-Nasai
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 1602
Sahih

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قال:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْوَتْرِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكَ بِأَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ بِوَتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَائِشَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ائْتِهَا فَسَلْهَا ثُمَّ ارْجِعْ إِلَيَّ فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرَدِّهَا عَلَيْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ فَاسْتَلْحَقْتُهُ إِلَيْهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِبِهَا إِنِّي نَهَيْتُهَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الشِّيعَتَيْنِ شَيْئًا فَأَبَتْ فِيهَا إِلَّا مُضِيًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ مَعِي فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ لِحَكِيمٍ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ سَعْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ هِشَامٌ ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ فَتَرَحَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ نِعْمَ الْمَرْءُ كَانَ عَامِرًا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَيْسَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّ خُلُقَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنُ . (حديث موقوف) (حديث مرفوع) فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقُومَ فَبَدَا لِي قِيَامُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ قِيَامِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَيْسَ تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ افْتَرَضَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فِي أَوَّلِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَوْلًا حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمْ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَمْسَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَاتِمَتَهَا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ التَّخْفِيفَ فِي آخِرِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ،‏‏‏‏ فَصَارَ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ تَطَوُّعًا بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ فَرِيضَةً. (حديث موقوف) (حديث مرفوع) فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقُومَ فَبَدَا لِي وَتْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ وَتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ كُنَّا نُعِدُّ لَهُ سِوَاكَهُ وَطَهُورَهُ فَيَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ،‏‏‏‏ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَجْلِسُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا سَلَّمَ فَتِلْكَ تِسْعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَا بُنَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَدُومَ عَلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ إِذَا شَغَلَهُ عَنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ نَوْمٌ أَوْ مَرَضٌ أَوْ وَجَعٌ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَا قَامَ لَيْلَةً كَامِلَةً حَتَّى الصَّبَاحَ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَا صَامَ شَهْرًا كَامِلًا غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثِهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ صَدَقَتْ،‏‏‏‏ أَمَا إِنِّي لَوْ كُنْتُ أَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا لَأَتَيْتُهَا حَتَّى تُشَافِهَنِي مُشَافَهَةً،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ:‏‏‏‏ كَذَا وَقَعَ فِي كِتَابِي وَلَا أَدْرِي مِمَّنِ الْخَطَأُ فِي مَوْضِعِ وَتْرِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

He met Ibn 'Abbas رضی اللہ عنہم and asked him about Witr. He said: Shall I not lead you to one who knows best among the people of the world about the witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Yes. (Ibn Abbas) said: It is 'Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا. So go to her and ask her (about witr) and then come back to me and tell me the answer that she gives you. So I went to Hakim bin Aflah and asked him to go accompany me to her. He said: I shall not go to her, for I told her not to say anything about these two (conflicting) groups, but she refused (to accept my advice) and went on (to participate in the conflict). I swore an oath, beseeching him (to take me to her). So he came with me and went unto her. She said to Hakim: Who is this with you? He said: He is Sa'd bin Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: Ibn Amir. She supplicated for mercy for him and said: What a good man Amir was. He said: O Mother of the Believers, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah. She said: Don't you read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. She said The character of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the Qur'an. He said: I wanted to get up (and leave), then I thought of the Qiyam (night prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Tell me about the Qiyam of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: Do you not recite this surah: O you wrapped in garments? I said: Yes. She said: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, made Qiyam Al-Lail obligatory at the beginning of this surah, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his companions prayed Qiyam Al-Lail for one year. Allah (SWT) withheld the latter part of this surah for twelve months, then he revealed the lessening (of this duty) at the end of this surah, so Qiyam Al-Lail became voluntary after it had been obligatory. I felt inclined to stand up (and not ask anything further), then I thought of the witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I said: O Mother of the Believers, tell me about the witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: We used to prepare his siwak and water for his ablution, and Allah (SWT) would wake him when He wished during the night. He would use the siwak, perform ablution, and then pray eight rak'ahs in which he would not sit until he reached the eighth one. Then he would sit and remember Allah (SWT) and supplicate, then he would say the taslim that we could hear. Then he would pray two rak'as sitting after uttering the taslim, then he would pray one rak'ah, and that made eleven rak'ahs, O my son! When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) grew older and put on weight, he prayed witr with seven rak'ahs, then he prayed two rak'ahs sitting down after saying the taslim, and that made nine rak'ahs. O my son, when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)offered a prayer, he liked to continue to offer it, and when sleep, sickness, or pain distracted him from praying Qiyam Al-Lail, he would pray twelve rak'ahs during the day. I am not aware of the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) having recited the whole Qur'an during a single night, or praying through the whole night until morning, or fasting a complete month, except Ramadan. I went to Ibn 'Abbas رضی اللہ عنہم and told him what she had said, and he said: She has spoken the truth. If I could go to her (and meet her face to face) I would so that she could tell me all of that verbally. Abu Abdur Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: this is what occur in my book, and I do not know who is mistaken in the description of his witr, peace be upon him.

— It was narrated from Sa'd bin Hisham that

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Collection: Sunan an-Nasai. Compiler: Imam an-Nasai. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 1602.

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