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Musnad Ahmad 1196

Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: Verily, Witr is not a must like your prescribed prayers, but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prayed Witr, then he said: “Pray Witr, O people of the…

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَنْدَلٍ، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، جَمِيعًا فِي سَنَةِ سِتٍّ وَعِشْرِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ

قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَلَا إِنَّ الْوَتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ كَصَلَاتِكُمْ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَنْدَلٍ وَمَعْنَاهُمَا وَاحِدٌ

Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: Verily, Witr is not a must like your prescribed prayers, but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prayed Witr, then he said: “Pray Witr, O people of the Qur’an. Pray Witr, for Allah is One and loves that which is odd numbered.”

Musnad Ahmad 1196, Book 5, Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Hadith 668. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Ahmad back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam AhmadCompiler, died 241 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn AhmadTold us, Fourth generation, died 290 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn SandalTold us
  4. 4Suwayd ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  5. 5Abu Bakr ibn AyyashTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  6. 6Abu Ishaq as-SabiiFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
  7. 7Asim ibn DamrahFrom, Successor, died 74 AH

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