أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَی بْنِ حَبَّانَ عَنْ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي کِنَانَةَ يُدْعَی الْمُخْدَجِيَّ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا بِالشَّامِ يُکْنَی أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ الْوِتْرُ وَاجِبٌ قَالَ الْمُخْدَجِيُّ فَرُحْتُ إِلَی عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ فَاعْتَرَضْتُ لَهُ وَهُوَ رَائِحٌ إِلَی الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ کَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ کَتَبَهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَی الْعِبَادِ مَنْ جَائَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ کَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَائَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَائَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 464
It was narrated from Ibn Muhairiz that a man from Banu Kinanah who was called Al-Mukhdaji heard a man in Ash-Sham, who was known as Abu Muhammad, saying that Witr was obligatory. Al-Mukhdaji said: “In the morning I went to ‘Ubadah bin As-Samit, and I met him while he was on his way to the Masjid. I told him what Abu Muhammad said, and ‘Ubadah said: ‘Abu Muhammad is wrong. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: ‘Five prayers are those that Allah has decreed for (His) slaves, whoever does them, and does not neglect any of them out of disregard toward them, will have a promise from Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. And whoever does not do them will have no such promise from Allah; if He wills he will punish him and if He wills He will admit him to Paradise.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020