English
Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Witr is a right. 1 Whoever does not pray Witr is not from us. Witr is a right. Whoever does not pray Witr is not from us. Witr is a right. Whoever does not pray Witr is not from us." [Narrated by Abu Dawud and Hakim in Al-Mustadrak, who authenticated it]
In a narration by Darqutni from Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Witr is an obligatory right."
In the chain of Abu Dawud, there is Abu Al-Munib Ubaidullah ibn Abdullah, about whom Bukhari criticized. However, Ibn Abi Hatim said: "I heard my father say: He is reliable in hadith," and he criticized Bukhari for including him among the weak narrators. Hakim said: "Ibn Ma'in authenticated him," and Ibn Ma'in is an authority in this field, which is sufficient evidence for his reliability.
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 1419 (unverified) 98% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) Al-Allamah Al-Ayni said: "The statement 'Witr is a right' means it is obligatory. The evidence for this is the statement: 'Whoever does not pray Witr is not from us,' which is a severe warning. Such a statement is only made regarding the abandonment of an obligation or a duty, especially since it is repeated three times. Such emphatic language is not used for recommended acts." In Al-Maraqat, it is mentioned: "The phrase 'is not from us' may be used for non-obligatory acts, such as the statement: 'Whoever does not clean himself after relieving himself is not from us,' or 'Whoever avoids marriage despite being able to marry is not from me,' even though marriage is a Sunnah, not an obligation by consensus. However, it may also be used for obligatory acts, as in the verse: 'Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects—you are not associated with them in anything.' (Al-An'am, 6:159) We hold that Witr is obligatory because the evidence is speculative."
Note 1
(۱) قوله: الوتر حق: قال العلامة العيني: قوله: الوتر حق أي واجب، والدليل على هذا المعنى قوله: «فمن لم يوتر فليس منا»، وهذا وعيد شديد. ولا يقال مثل هذا إلا في حق تارك فرض أو واجب، ولا سيما وقد تأكد ذلك بالتكرار ثلاث مرات ومثل هذا الكلام بهذه التأكيدات لم يأت في حق السُّنَن. انتهى وقال في المرقاة: ولما كان «ليس منا» قد يقال: في غير الواجب، كقوله : ليس منا من استنجى من الريح، وكقوله في تارك النكاح مع القدرة مع أنه سنة لا واجب إجماعا فمن رغب عن سنتي فليس مني. وقد يقال: في الفرض، كقوله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ﴾ (الأنعام: (١٥٩) قلنا بوجوب الوتر؛ لكون الدليل ظنيا.
Note 1
ہے (حق کے دو معنی ہیں: ایک معنی تو ثابت کے ہیں، اور دوسرے معنی واجب کے۔ یہاں حق کے معنی ثابت کے نہیں ہیں بلکہ واجب کے ہیں جیسا کہ حضور صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے بطور عطف تفسیری خود ارشاد فرمایا کہ) وتر حق ہے یعنی واجب ہے۔