گھروں میں نوافل ادا کرنے کی ترغیب اور اس کی فضیلت کا بیان
راوی: احمد بن سلیمان , عفان بن مسلم , وہیب , موسیٰ بن عقبة , ابونضر , بسربن سعید , زید بن ثابت
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُوسَی بْنَ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا النَّضْرِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اتَّخَذَ حُجْرَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ حَصِيرٍ فَصَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ حَتَّی اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَهُ لَيْلَةً فَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ نَائِمٌ فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَتَنَحْنَحُ لِيَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا زَالَ بِکُمْ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْ صُنْعِکُمْ حَتَّی خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُکْتَبَ عَلَيْکُمْ وَلَوْ کُتِبَ عَلَيْکُمْ مَا قُمْتُمْ بِهِ فَصَلُّوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي بُيُوتِکُمْ فَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَرْئِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ الْمَکْتُوبَةَ
احمد بن سلیمان، عفان بن مسلم، وہیب، موسیٰ بن عقبة، ابونضر، بسربن سعید، زید بن ثابت رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ فرماتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے مسجد میں چٹائی کا ایک حجرہ بنوایا اور اس میں کئی رات تک نماز پڑھتے رہے یہاں تک کہ لوگ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے پیچھے نماز میں شریک ہونے لگے۔ ایک رات صحابہ کرام رضی اللہ عنہم نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کی آواز نہیں سنی تو سمجھے کہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم سو رہے ہیں۔ اس پر چند لوگوں نے کھانسنا شروع کر دیا تاکہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم باہر تشریف لائیں۔ (اس پر) آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے فرمایا میں نے مسلسل تم لوگوں کو اس طرح کرتہ ہوئے (کھانستے) ہوئے سنا تو مجھے اندیشہ لاحق ہوگیا کہ کہیں تم لوگوں پر یہ نماز فرض ہی نہ کر دی جائے اور اگر فرض کر دی جاتی تو تم لوگ ادا نہ کرسکتے۔ اے لوگو! اپنے گھروں میں نمازیں ادا کیا کرو۔ کیونکہ فرض نماز کے علاوہ (اللہ تعالیٰ کے نزدیک) افضل ترین نماز وہ ہے جو گھر میں پڑی جائے البتہ فرض نماز مسجد ہی میں پڑھنا افضل ہے۔
It was narrated from Saad bin Hisham that he met Ibn ‘Abbas 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم a.?” He said: “Yes.” (Ibn ‘Abbas) said: “It is ‘Aishah. 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 Saad 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: “Mother of the Believers, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.” She said: “Don’t you read the Qur’an?” I said: “Yes.” She said: “The character of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: “Tell me about the Qiyam of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ” She said: “Do you not recite this Sarah: “you wrapped in garments?”’I said: “Yes.” She said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, made Qiyam Al-Lail obligatory at the beginning of this Si rah, so the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and his Companions prayed Qiyam Al-Lail for one year. Allah withheld the latter part of this Sarah for twelve months, then He revealed the lessening (of this duty) at the end of this Si rah, 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمI said: “Mother of the Believers, tell me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم a.” She said: “We used to prepare his Siwak and water for his ablution, and Allah 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 and supplicate, then he would say a Taslimthat we could hear. Then he would pray two Rak’ahs sitting after uttering the Taslim, then he would pray one Rak’ah, and that made eleven Rak’ahs, my son! When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمgrew 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. my son, when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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 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.” (Sahih)
Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa’i) said: This is what occurs in my book, and I do not know who is mistaken in the description of his Witr, peace be upon him.’