Sahih Muslim Book: 7, Hadith: 1784

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، – وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ – حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ‏ “‏ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar reported:A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The night prayer consists of pair, but if you apprehend the rise of dawn, make it odd number by observing one rak’ah. Chain : Muhammad bin ‘Aabad bin Musa – Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah – ‘Amr bin Dinar – Tawus bin Kaysan – ibn Umar – al-Zuhri – Salim bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar – ibn Umar Data Source Disclaimer: The data presented on this website has been meticulously collected from Sunnah.com , a recognized and authentic source. We are committed to providing the highest quality content to our Muslim bro