أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ مَثْنَی مَثْنَی فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَوَاحِدَةٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1672
It was narrated that Tawus said: “Ibn ‘Umar said: “A man asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about prayer at night. He said:‘Two by two, and if you fear that dawn will come, then one.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020