حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَی مَثْنَی وَالْوِتْرُ رَکْعَةٌ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ غَلَبَتْنِي عَيْنِي أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ نِمْتُ قَالَ اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ عِنْدَ ذَلِکَ النَّجْمِ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا السِّمَاکُ ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَی مَثْنَی وَالْوِتْرُ رَکْعَةٌ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1175
Abu Mijlaz narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allah SAW said: 'Night prayers are to be offered two by two, and Witr is one Rak'ah.' I said: 'What do you think if I become drowsy and I want to sleep?' He said: 'Put "what do you think" up there with that star? (i.e., don't think about it at all).' I raised my head and saw As·Simak. He repeated that the Messenger of Allah SAW said, 'Night prayers are to be offered two by two, and Witr is one Rak'ah , before dawn.'(Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020