The Ruling on "Witr" prayer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: maroon; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The Ruling on "Witr" prayer</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div class="wackmsg_new_sender" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">For</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">the</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">easy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">understanding</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">of</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">readers</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">this</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">following</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">article</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">shall</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">be</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">divided</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">into</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">following</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">5</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">parts</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">and</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">then</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">they</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">shall</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">be</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">explained</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">in</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">detail</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>A)</strong> Importance + Legal status of the prayer itself</span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>B)</strong> It’s number of rakats</span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>C)</strong> Witr is prayed like Maghrib with one salutation in last Rakat.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>D)</strong> Saying Qunoot before going in Ruku of Third Rakat.</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>E) </strong>For how Long does it’s time last?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><br />Let us start with the Importance + Legal status of this prayer according to Shariah.<br /><br /><br />The ahnaaf are special in considering the witr prayer as “Wajib (necessary)” whereas the La-Madhabiyyah either consider it as Sunnat-e-Mu’akdah or Nafl prayer (<strong>Note</strong>: All 4 valid schools remain correct even if they differ with one another whereas the La-Madhabiyyah sect even if it reaches a right opinion they would still be Ahlul Bidah as they are not following a sound school of jurisprudence at first place.) The stance of Ahnaaf is most strict in regards to following Sunnah.<br /><br /><strong></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Witr is Wajib (Necessary)</strong><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 1</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدثنا إسماعيل ابن العباس الوراق حدثنا محمد ابن حسان الأزرق ثنا سفيان ابن عيينة عن الزهري عن عطاء ابن يزيد عن أبي أيوب عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «الوتر حق واجب، فمن شاء أوتر بثلاث فليوتر، ومن شاء أن يوتر بواحدة فليوتر، بواحدة.</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Narrated by Abu Ayyub who narrated from the Prophet (Peace be upon him) who said: Witr is a <strong><span style="color: maroon;">"RIGHT (HAQQ)" </span></strong>upon you which is<span style="color: maroon;"><strong> “WAJIB”</strong></span>. If you want to pray it with three rakahs then do it, If you want to pray it with one rakah then do it. [Sunnan Daraqutni, Hadith # 1617]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 26.0435px;">Important Note:</span></span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 26.0435px;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; line-height: 1.3em;">Please refer to the Rakat section for more details about the most sound opinion in regards to Rakahs in Witr.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; line-height: 1.3em;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Comment on above hadith:</strong> This hadith has an absolutely Sahih Chain and even if Imam Daraqutni said that word “WAJIB” is not Mahfuz it does not matter because the hadith also contains the wording “HAQQ” which proves witr to be Wajib too.<br /><br />Regarding the chain of this hadith Allama Muhammad Shams ul Haq AzeemAbadi said: All narrators of this hadith are<span style="color: blue;"> “THIQA”</span>Hafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani (rah) said that this hadith has been narrated by Abu Dawud, Nasai’i and Daraqutni in his Ilal. Imam Bayhaqi and some other Muhaditheen have said that this hadith is <span style="color: blue;">“Mawquf”</span> and this is correct [At-Taleeq Mughni ala Daraqutni (2/23)]<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 2</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدثنا ابنُ المُثَنَّى أخبرنا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ أخبرنا الْفَضْلُ بنُ مُوسَى عن عُبَيْدِالله بنِ عَبْدِ الله الْعَتَكِيِّ عن عَبْدِ الله بنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عن أبِيهِ ، قال: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم يَقُولُ: «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا، الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا، الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا».</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: I heard the Apostle of Allah (Peace be upon him) say: <strong><span style="color: purple;">The Witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not belong to us;</span></strong> the witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not belong to us; the witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not belong to us. [Sunnan Abu Dawud, Book 8, Hadith # 1414, Online Version]<br /><br />This hadith is also authentic because Sukoot (silence) of Imam Abu Dawud (rah) itself proves authenticity of the hadith as Imam Abu Dawud (rah) said: Whatever Hadith there is in my book that has a severe weakness, then I have clarified it, and whatever I did not mention anything about it, then <span style="color: blue;">“IT IS SALIH (UPRIGHT)”</span> and some of them are more correct than others [Sunnan Abu Dawud, Volume No.1, Page No. 23, Dar us-Salaam version]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><strong>Comment:</strong> Having said that we consider it necessary to tell that one narrator i.e. “Ubayd Ullah bin Abdullah al-Atki” has been called weak by some Muhaditheen but the overwhelming Majority have done Tadeel over him [Refer to Tahdhib ut Tahdhib of Ibn Hajr for more details]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 3</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ وَ قُتَيْبَةُ بنُ سَعِيدٍ المَعْنَى قالا أخبرنا اللَّيْثُ عن يَزِيدَ بنِ أبي حَبيبٍ عن عَبْدِ الله بنِ رَاشِدٍ الزَّوْفِيِّ عن عَبْدِ الله بنِ أبي مُرَّةَ الزَّوْفِيِّ عن خَارِجَةَ بنِ حُذَافَةَ قال أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْعَدَوِيّ ، قال: «خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الله تَعَالَىَ قَدْ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِصَلاَةٍ وَهي خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ وَهي الْوِتْرُ فَجَعَلَهَا لَكُم فَيما بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلوعِ الْفَجْرِ</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Translation:</strong> Narrated Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Adawi: The Apostle of Allah (Peace be upon him) came out to us and said: <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>Allah the Exalted has given you "AN EXTRA PRAYER"</strong></span> which is better for you then the red camels (i.e. high breed camels). This is the witr which Allah has appointed for you between the night prayer and the daybreak. [Sunnan Abu Dawud, Book 8, Number 141]<br /><br />Again Imam Abu Dawud has done Sukoot over this hadith which proves that he considered it authentic. Above all the ahadith proving witr to be Wajib have now become Ghair Wahid and chance of them being weak is eliminated.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 4</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدثنا مُحمَّدُ بنُ عَوْفٍ أخبَرَنَا عُثْمانُ بنُ سَعِيدٍ عن أبي غَسَّانَ مُحمَّدِ بنِ مُطَرِّفٍ المَدَنيِّ عنْ زَيْدِ بنِ أَسْلَمَ عنْ عَطَاءِ بنِ يَسَارٍ عنْ أبي سَعِيدٍ ، قال قال رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم: «مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ وِتْرِهِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّهِ إِذَا ذَكَرَهُ».</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Translation:</strong> Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: If anyone oversleeps and misses the witr, or forgets it, <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>"HE SHOULD PRAY WHEN HE REMEMBERS"</strong></span> [Abu Dawud: Hadith # 1426]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Comment: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">This hadith also proves Witr to be Wajib because “Qadha” is only done of Fardh and Wajib prayers not Nawafil.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><strong><span style="color: navy;">Proof # 5</span></strong><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدّثنا عبد الله ، حدَّثني أبي، ثنا محمد بن سواء أبو الخطاب السدوسي قال: سألت المثنى بن الصباح ، عن عمرو بن شعيب ، عن أبيه، عن جده أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم قال: «إن الله زادكم صلاة فحافظوا عليها وهي : الوتر</span><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadrat Ibn Umar (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Allah has <span style="color: blue;"><strong>“INCREASED ONE PRAYER FOR YOU”</strong></span> and you should guard it. This prayer is the “WITR PRAYER” [Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal, Hadith # 6919]<br /><br />This hadith is “Hasan li Ghayri” as said by Allama Shu’ayb al Ara’noot [Musnad Ahmed (2/205)]<br /><br />Above all the hadith # 4 & 5 have many other corroborating proofs which strengthen them.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>B) The Number of Rakats in Witr Salaat</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">According to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence which is the most dominant and widely followed school throughout the Muslim world, the number of Rakats in Witr are “Three (3)”. Here are some of the many proofs which establish that minimum rakats of Witr are Three<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 1</strong></span><br /><br /><br />Narrated Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman: That he asked 'Aisha "How was the prayer of Allah's Apostle in the month of Ramadan?" She replied, "He used not to pray more than eleven Rakat whether in Ramadan or in any other month. He used to offer four Rakat, let alone their beauty and length, and then four Rakat, let alone their beauty and length. <span style="color: purple;"><strong>"AFTERWARDS HE WOULD OFFER THREE RAKAT"</strong></span>...</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">[Volume 4, Book 56, Number 769: (Sahih Bukhari)</span>]<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />The Hadith of Aisha (ra) is also narrated in Muwatta Imam Malik with wording of “THREE” [Refer to Book 7, Number 7.2.9: Muwatta Imam Malik]<br /><br />Comment: This hadith talks about throughout the year and thus witr remains 3 throughout the year.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 2</strong></span><br /><br /><br />'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported: He spent (one night) in the house of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (the Holy Prophet) got up, brushed his teeth and performed ablution and said:" In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, there are indeed signs for people of understanding" (al-Qur'an, iii. 190), to the end of the Surah. He then stood up and prayed two rak'ahs, standing, bowing and prostrating himself at length in them. Then he finished, went to sleep and snored. He did that three times, six rak'ahs altogether, each time cleaning his teeth, performing ablution, and reciting these verses. <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>"THEN HE OBSERVED THREE RAK'AHS OF WITR"</strong></span>... [</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Book 004, Number 1682: (Sahih Muslim)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 3</strong></span><br /><br />Abdul Aziz bin Jarih (ra) narrates that he asked Aisha (ra) about what the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to recite in Witr, she replied: He used to recite in the<span style="color: blue;"> “First rakaat”</span>:<span style="color: green;">” سبح اسم ربك الأعلى” </span>and in the <span style="color: blue;">“Second rakaat”</span> <span style="color: green;">“قل يا أيها الكافرون”</span> and in the <span style="color: blue;">”Third rakaat”</span><span style="color: green;"> “قل هو الله أحد” </span>or he used to recite (any) of the Muudithayn (i.e. Al Falaq and An Naas) [Sunnah Tirmidhi, Volume No. 2, Hadith # 463 – Imam Tirimdhi declared this hadith as “Hassan”]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><br /><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 4</strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Ibrahim al-Nakhai said that Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) said: I would not readily give up praying Witr with <span style="color: maroon;">“Three rakahs”</span> not even in exchange for the red hided cattle[Muwatta Imam Muhammad, Page No. 127, Turath Publishing]<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 5</strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Muhammad said: “Yaqub Ibn Ibrahim informed us, Husayb Ibn Ibrahim informed us that Ibn Masud (ra) said: <span style="color: maroon;">“NEVER DID A SINGLE RAKAH SUFFICE”</span> [Muwatta Imam Muhammad, Page No. 128]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 6</strong></span><br /><br />Ibrahim al-Nakhai said that Alqamah said: Abdullah Ibn Masud (ra) informed us <span style="color: maroon;">“The least that Witr can be is three rakahs”</span> [Ibid, Pg. 128]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 7</strong></span><br /><br />These are also narrated in Majma Az Zawaid with reference to Tabarani, Imam Haythami declared the chain to be <span style="color: maroon;">“Hassan”</span>[Majma Al Zawaid, Volume No. 2, Page No. 249]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><br /><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 8</strong></span><br /><br />Abu Sa’eed al Khudri (rah) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) <span style="color: maroon;">has forbidden to pray “Al-Batra” which means that a person praying 1 rakat of Witr. </span>[Imam al Zayli in Nasb al Raya (2/120)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><br />Comment: One narrator of this hadith i.e.Usman bin Muhammad bin Rabi’i has been declared weak by Imam al-Uqayli (rah), however Imam Turkamani (rah) said:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />وفي سنده عثمان بن محمد بن ربيعة قال العقيلي الغالب على حديثه الوهم ذكره صاحب التمهيد ولم يتكلم عليه احد بشئ فيما علمنا غير العقيلي وكلامه خفيف وقد اخرج له الحاكم في المستدرك.</span><br /><strong></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Translation:</strong> In this chain is present Uthman bin Muhammad bin Rabi’i, al-Uqayli said: He gets “Wahm” in hadith and this is mentioned by author of at-Tamheed. However <span style="color: olive;">“NONE OF THE ULAMA IN PAST HAVE DONE JARH (CRITICISM) ON HIM EXCPET UQAYLI AND EVEN HIS JARH IS MINOR”</span> Hakim has narrated from him in his Mustadrak [Jawhar al Naqi in chapter of: Rakats in Witr]<br /><br />Even if this specific hadith is considered weak still it is corroborated by many other ahadith which makes it Sahih/Hasan li Ghayri. Here let us show you another hadith.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 9</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />وعن حصينٍ قالَ: بلغَ ابنَ مسعودٍ أَنَّ سَعْداً يُوتِرُ بركْعَةٍ قالَ: «ما أَجْزَأَتْ ركعةٌ قَطُّ».<br />رواه الطبراني في الكبير، وحصين لم يدرك ابن مسعود، وإسناده حسن.<br /></span><strong></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Translation:</strong> Hussain (rah) said that Ibn Masud (ra) found out that Sa’d (ra) prays one Rakat witr, Ibn Masud (RA) said:<span style="color: olive;"> I do not consider 1 Rakat as enough (for prayer)</span><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">This hadith is narrated by Tabarani in his al-Kabeer, Hussain has not seen Ibn Masud (ra) and <span style="color: blue;">“THE CHAIN IS HASAN”</span> [Majma al Zawaid (2/504)]<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Comment: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Someone might wonder that when Hussain has not seen Ibn Masud then howocme Imam al-Haythami (rah) declared the chain as “Hasan” the answer is that Muhaditheen do not only look at one chain when passing a ruling, they have in consideration many other chains due to which they declare some hadith as Hasan or even Sahih. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hence It is proven from Multiply narrated and Sahih/Hassan ahadith that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to pray 3 Rakat Witr and Sahaba endorced that 1 Rakat of prayer is not enough.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>C) Witr is prayed like "MAGHRIB"</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Now let me come towards another important issue of how to conclude the Witr prayer i.e. when to say salutation, whether after second rakat or after last third rakat.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 1</strong></span><br /><br /><br />Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, <strong><span style="color: purple;">"The maghrib prayer is the witr of the daytime prayers.</span></strong> ["</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Book 7, Number 7.3.22: (Muwatta Imam Malik)</span>]<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />Comment: This hadith proves without any shadow of doubt that Witr has to be prayed just like Maghrib prayer, in Maghrib we do not say salutation in-between rather we say it in the end of third rakat.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Proof # 2</span></strong><br /><br /><br />Imam Muhammad after narrating this hadith said: We adhere to this. <span style="color: blue;">Whoever makes Maghrib with the Witr of daytime prayer as Ibn Umar (ra) said, should make the Witr of the night-time prayer the like of it, not separating the two</span> [the set of two rakahs from the single rakah] by saying As-Salamu Alaykum in-between. <span style="color: olive;"><strong>This is the verdict of Abu Hanifa</strong></span>, may Allah have mercy on him [Muwatta Imam Muhammad, Page No. 124]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 3</strong></span><br /><br />Imam Muhammad made a whole chapter on <span style="color: purple;">“Saying as-Salamu Alaykum in Witr and brought under it these ahadith</span><br /><br />Abu Ubaydah said: Abdullah Ibn Masud said: <span style="color: maroon;">Witr is “Three” like the “Three” of Maghrib </span>[</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Muwatta Imam Muhammad</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">, Page No. 127]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 4</strong></span><br /><br />From Ata that Ibn Abbas (ra) said: <span style="color: maroon;">Witr is like the prayer of Maghrib</span> [Muwatta Imam Muhammad, Page No. 128, Hadith # 263]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Salutation is only made in the Last Rakat</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 5</strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Imam Muhammad also narrated another hadith from Aisha (ra) that the <span style="color: olive;">Prophet (Peace be upon him) used not to say As Salamu alaykum after two rakahs</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">[Muwatta Imam Muhammad, Page No. 128, Hadith # 263]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 6</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />أنبأ يحيى بن موسى البلخي قال حدثنا عبد العزيز بن خالد قال حدثنا سعيد بن أبي عروبة عن قتادة عن عزرة عن سعيد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبزى عن أبيه عن أبي بن كعب قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقرأ في الوتر بسبح اسم ربك الأعلى وفي الركعة الثانية بقل يا أيها الكافرون وفي الثالثة بقل هو الله أحد ولا يسلم إلا في آخرهن</span><strong><br />Translation:</strong> It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka’b (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to recite: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High (Al-A’La: 87):” in Witr, in the second Rakah he would recite: “Say: O you disbelievers! (Al-Kafiroon:109)”, and in the third “Say: He is Allah, (the) One (Al-Ikhlas:112). And <strong><span style="color: red;">"HE ONLY SAID THE TASLIM AT THE END" </span></strong>and he would say – meaning after the Taslim: ‘Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the sovereign, the Most Holy)’ three times.”[Sunnan Nasai’i, Hadith # 1702]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 7</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />أَخْبَرَنَا إسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: أخبرنا بِشْرُ ـ يعني ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ ـ قَالَ: أخبرنا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ، حَدَّثَتْهُ: «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ لاَ يُسَلِّمُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْوَتْرِ».</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> It was narrated from Saad bin Hisham that Aishah (RA) told him: <strong><span style="color: maroon;">“The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) would not say the salutation in the second Rakat of Witr</span></strong> [Sunnan Nasai’i, Hadith # 1699]<br /><br />Regarding this hadith Imam al-Nawawi (rah) inspite of being a Shafi’i said:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Qunoot is recited "Before going in Ruku"<span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حديث عائشة رضي الله عنها «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم لا يسلم في ركعتي الوتر» رواه النسائي بإسناد حسن، ورواه البيهقي في «السنن الكبيرة» بإسناد صحيح</span><br /><strong>Translation: </strong>The hadith of Aisha (ra) from the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he would not say the salutation in the second Rakat of Witr is narrated by Imam al-Nasai’i with <span style="color: blue;"><strong>“HASAN CHAIN”</strong></span> and Imam al-Bayhaqi (rah) in his Sunnan al-Kabeer with <strong><span style="color: blue;">“SAHIH CHAIN”</span></strong> [Al Majmu (4/23)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 8</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدّثنا حفص عن عمرو عن الحسن قال: أجمع المسلمون عن أن الوتر ثلاث لا يسلّم إلا في آخرهن.</span><br /><strong><br />Translation: </strong>Imam Hasan al-Basri (rah) said: There is <span style="color: red;"><strong>“IJMA (CONSENSUS)”</strong></span> of the Muslims that <span style="color: red;"><strong>witr consists of 3 Rakahs and Salaam is said “AT THE END (NOT MIDDLE)”</strong></span> [Musannad Ibn Abi Shaybah (2/194)]<br /><br /><br />These overwhelming routes prove beyond any shadow of doubt that Witr is prayed like Maghrib and Salutation is only given in the last rakat.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>D) Now here is proof that Qunoot is said in Witr before going in Ruku of Third Rakat</strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 1</strong></span><br /><br /><br />Hadith: Ubay bin Ka’b (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to recite the Qunoot of Witr <strong><span style="color: purple;">“BEFORE GOING IN RUKU”</span></strong> [Sunnan Abu Dawud under Hadith # 1428]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 2</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />واختلف أهل العلم في القنوت في الوتر فرأى عبد الله بن مسعود القنوت في الوتر في السنة كلها واختار القنوت قبل الركوع وهو قول بعض أهل العلم وبه يقول سفيان الثوري وابن المبارك وإسحاق وأهل الكوفة</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> The people of knowledge have differed about Qunoot in Witr. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (R.A) said that the Qunoot must be recited throughout the year <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>"AND IT IS RECITED BEFORE GOING IN RUKU" </strong></span>This is what some other ulama including Sufyan Thawri, Ibn Mubarak, Ishaq and the people of Kufah have also said. [Sunnan Tirmidhi, Under Hadith # 461]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 3</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدّثنا أبو بكر قال حدثنا هشيم قال: أخبرنا منصور عن الحٰرث العكلي عن إبرٰهيم عن الأسود بن يزيد أن ابن عمر قنت في الوتر قبل الركوع</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> <span style="color: maroon;">Ibn Umar (RA) used to recite the Qunoot in Witr before going in Ruku</span> [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (2/201)]<br /><br />Many other Sahaba are also proven to have recited Qunoot of Witr before going in Ruku.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>E) The timing of Witr prayer:</strong><br /><br />The timing of Witr prayer lasts from the time of Isha till before Fajr Adhaan is said. Here are proofs over it.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 1</strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours <span style="color: blue;">extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> [Volume 2, Book 16, Number 110: (Sahih Bukhari)</span>]</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Proof # 2</strong></span><br /><br /><br />Narrated Abu Qatadah: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked Abu Bakr: When do you observe the witr? He replied: <span style="color: maroon;">I observe the witr prayer in the early hours of the night</span>. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked Umar: When do you observe the witr? He replied: <span style="color: purple;">At the end of the night.</span> He then said to Abu Bakr: This has followed it with care; and he said to Umar: He has followed it with strength. [</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Book 8, Number 1429: (Abu Dawood)]</span></div></div>

The Ruling on "Witr" prayer

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Reciting Surah al-Fatiha behind the Imam?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: maroon; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Reciting Surah al-Fatiha behind the Imam?</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div align="justify" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Recently it has been experienced that some people stubbornly claim that whosoever does not recite Surah al-Fatiha behind the Imam then his prayer is not acceptable (i.e. It is null and void). Whether it is necessary to recite behind the Imam or not is a minor issue, but when arrogant people make rigid statements like: Prayer of people who do not recite is “NULL AND VOID” then it becomes necessary to write a detailed refutation of such extremists. With the Grace of Allah “NOT” reciting behind Imam is something which is proven directly from Qur'an itself</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana, geneva;">In Light of Qur'an</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Qur'an states:</strong> When the Qur’an is being recited then<strong><span style="color: olive;"> “LISTEN ATTENTIVELY AND REMAIN SILENT”</span></strong> so that mercy will be showered upon you".(7:204)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">Tafsir Ibn Kathir R.A</span>:</strong> Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) narrates from Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (ra), Abu Huraira (ra) and Ibn Masud (ra) that this ayah was revealed regarding “REMAINING SILENT WHEN IMAM RECITES”… Then Imam Ibn Kathir says:<br /><span style="color: green;"><br />وقال أبو حنيفة وأحمد بن حنبل: لا يجب على المأموم قراءة أصلاً في السرية ولا الجهرية بما ورد في الحديث «من كان له إمام فقراءته قراءة له» وهذا الحديث رواه الإمام أحمد في مسنده عن جابر مرفوعاً، وهو في موطأ مالك عن وهب بن كيسان عن جابر موقوفاً، وهذا أصح </span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> <span style="color: #993366;">Imam Abu Hanifa (rah) and Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (rah) say that Qirat is not binding upon Muqtadi</span> <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>“WHETHER IN SILENT OR LOUD PRAYER”</strong></span> because it has come in hadith that whosoever has an Imam then his recitation is your recitation, this hadith is narrated by Imam Ahmed in his Musnad from Jabir (ra) in the “MARFU FORM” and in Muwatta Imam Malik via the route of Wahb bin Kaysan who nattated from Jabir (ra) in Mawquf form. (Ibn Kathir said) This is more correct [Tafsir Ibn Kathir, (1/281) under 7:204]<br /><br /><br />May Allah immensely bless Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) who in-spite of being a Shafi'i proved the stance of Imam Abu Hanifa and Ahnaaf as closer to Qur'an<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Imam Nasai'i (rah) made a whole chapter as:</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />باب تأويل قوله عز وجل: {وإذا قرىء القرآن<br />فاستمعوا له وأنصتوا لعلكم ترحمون}</span><strong><br />Translation:</strong> <span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Interpretation of Allah’s saying:</strong></span> {When the Qur’an is being recited then listen attentively and <span style="color: blue;">remain silent</span> so that mercy will be showered upon you}<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Under this chapter he brought the following hadith</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>1.</strong></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">أَخْبَرَني الْجَارُودُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ التِّرْمِذِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِـي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِـي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلّم: «إنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَإذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإذَا قَرَأَ فَأَنْصِتُوا وَإذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ».</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadrat Abu Hurraira (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Imam has been appointed upon you so that you follow him, when he says takbir then you should also say takbir, <span style="color: blue;">“BUT WHEN HE RECITES QUR'AN THEN YOU SHOULD REMAIN SILENT”</span>, when he goes for Ruku and says Sami Allah huliman Hamida then you should say Allahuma Rabbana Lakal Hamd [Sunnan Nasai’I (2/479, Hadith # 919)]<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>2.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">حدثنـي أبو السائب، قال: ثنا حفص، عن أشعث، عن الزهري، قال: نزلت هذه الآية فـي فتـى من الأنصار كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم كلـما قرأ شيئا قرأه، فنزلت: وَإذَا قُرِىءَ القُرآنُ فـاسْتَـمِعُوا لَهُ وأنْصِتُوا</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Imam al-Zuhri (rah) narrates that this ayah was revealed regarding a young person from Ansaar. When the Prophet (Peace be upon him) recited any ayah in prayer, then he used to recite behind him, <span style="color: maroon;">“THEREFORE THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED”</span> [Tafsir Ibn Jarir (9/110) under 7:204]<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Leading Sahaba and Tabiyeen on 7:204</strong></span><span style="color: green;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>1. </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><br />عن بشير بن جابر، قال: صلى ابن مسعود، فسمع ناسا يقرءون مع الإمام، فلـما انصرف، قال: أما آن لكم أن تفقهوا؟ أما آن لكم أن تعقلوا؟ وَإذَا قُرِىءَ القُرآنُ فـاسْتَـمِعُوا لَهُ وأنْصِتُوا كما أمركم الله.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><br /></span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadrat Bashir bin Jabir (ra) narrates that Ibn Masud (ra) lead people in prayer and he heard some people reciting along with Imam, when he offered salutations he said: “HASN’T TIME COME YET THAT YOU UNDERSTAND” hasn’t time come yet that you use your senses? Remember when Quran is recited then you should listen to it attentively and<strong><span style="color: #333399;"> <span style="color: navy;">“REMAIN SILENT, BECAUSE ALLAH HAS ORDERED IT (IN 7:204)”</span></span></strong> [Tafsir at-Tabri, (9/110) under 7:204]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>2.</strong></span><br />عن سعيد بن جبـير: وَإذَا قُرِىءَ القُرآنُ فـاسْتَـمِعُوا لَهُ وأنْصِتُوا قال: فـي الصلاة الـمكتوبة.</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadrat Sa’eed bin Jubair (ra) narrates that {When the Qur’an is being recited then listen attentively and remain silent} is revealed about <span style="color: maroon;">“OBLIGATORY PRAYERS”</span> [Tafsir Ibn Jarir (9/110) under 7:204]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>3.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">وقال علي بن أبي طلحة عن ابن عباس في الآية قوله {وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۴} يعني في الصلاة المفروضة،</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Ibn Abbas (ra) said that {When the Qur’an is being recited then listen attentively and remain silent} refers to ruling regarding “OBLIGATORY PRAYERS” [Tafsir Ibn Kathir under 7:204]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Now here is proof from leading Tabiyeen:</strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>1.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">قال: ثنا أبـي، عن سفـيان، عن أبـي هاشم، عن مـجاهد: فـي الصلاة الـمكتوبة</span><br />Imam Mujahid (rah) said: (This ayah is revealed) about <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: red;">“Obligatory prayers”</span> </span>[ibid]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>2.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">قال: ثنا الـمـحاربـي وأبو خالد، عن جويبر، عن الضحاك قال: فـي الصلاة الـمكتوبة</span><br />Imam adh-Dhahak (rah) said: (This ayah is revealed) about <span style="color: red;">“Obligatory prayers”</span> [ibid]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>3.</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;">قال: ثنا جرير وابن فضيـل، عن مغيرة، عن إبراهيـم، قال: فـي الصلاة الـمكتوبة.</span><br /><br />Ibrahim al Nakh’ai (rah) said: (This ayah is revealed) about <span style="color: red;">“Obligatory prayers”</span> [ibid]<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hence those people who believe that recitation of Imam is enough for Muqtadi (follower) then they have Quran in their favour whereas people who proclaim that recitation is necessary for Muqtadi have no proof from Quran whatsoever. But to their surprise even overwhelming ahadith refute the claim that recitation on Muqtadi is binding, some have been shown above but let us see some more. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana, geneva;">In Light of Hadith</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #1</strong></span><br /><br />Ata' b. Yasar reported that he had asked Zaid b. Thabit about recital along with the Imam, to which he said: <strong><span style="color: maroon;">”THERE SHOULD BE NO RECITAL ALONG WITH THE IMAM IN ANYTHING”</span></strong> and alleged that he recited:" By the star when it sets" (Surah Najm) before the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he did not prostrate himself.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> [Book 004, Number 1192: (Sahih Muslim)</span>]</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">References:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1. Sahi Muslim, Kitab As Salah, Chapter: Sajood At Tilawah, Volume 1, Page: 406, Hadith No #577</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Sunan Nasai Al Kubra, Kitab Al Masajid, Volume 2, Page: 6, Hadith No #1034</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">3. Sunan Nasai, Kitab Al iftitah, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Volume 2, Page: 160, Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#960</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">4. Mustakhraj Abu 'Awanah, Volume 1, Page: 522, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1951<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><strong><span style="color: #993366;">Hadith #2</span></strong><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />حدثني ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏مالك ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏أبي نعيم وهب بن كيسان ‏ ‏أنه سمع ‏ ‏جابر بن عبد الله ‏ </span><br /><br />Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Nuaym Wahb ibn Kaysan that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say, <span style="color: olive;">"Someone who prays a raka without reciting the umm al-Qur'an in it has not done the prayer <span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong>except behind an imam.</strong></span></span>" </span>[</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Book 3, Number 3.9.40: (Muwatta Imam Malik)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1. Jami' Tirmidhi, Kitab As Salah, Volume 1, Page: 43, Hadith No #313</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Sharah Ma'ani al Athaar, Volume 1, Page: 218, Hadith No #1300 </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Note:</span></strong></span> It has been noted that some people use the above hadith and they hide the last part of it, without the last part of above hadith which states: "EXCEPT BEHIND AN IMAM" the hadith is incomplete.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #3</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />حدثني ‏ ‏يحيى ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏مالك ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏ابن شهاب ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏ابن أكيمة الليثي ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏أبي هريرة ‏ </span><br />Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ibn Ukayma al-Laythi from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished a prayer in which he had recited aloud and asked, <span style="color: blue;">"Did any of you recite with me just now?"</span> One man said, <span style="color: olive;">"Yes, I did, Messenger of Allah."</span> The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, <span style="color: blue;">"I was saying to myself, 'Why am I distracted from the Qur'an?' " </span>When the people heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say that, they refrained from reciting with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he recited aloud. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">[Book 3, Number 3.11.46: (Muwatta Imam Malik)</span>]<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">We would clarify something here so that no excuse is left. Some people  believe that Surah al Fatiha is to be recited by Muqtadi whether in “Jahri (loud) or Sari (silent) prayer, so they cannot say that one should refrain from reciting in loud prayer but may recite in silent prayer. Now  let us see the following ahadith which makes it crystal clear.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">References </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1. Muwatta Imam Malik, Kitab As Salah, Volume 2, Page: 118, Hadith No #286</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Musnad Ahmad Bin Hambal, Volume 13, Page: 223, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#7820</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">3. Imam Bukhari in Qirat Khalf Al Imam, Volume 1, Page: 28, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#67</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">4. Sunan Ibn e Majah, Kitab Iqam As Salah Was Sunnah Feeha, Volume 1, Page: 276, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#848</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">5. Jami' Tirmidhi, Kitab As Salah, Volume 1, Page: 408, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#312</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">6. Musnad Al Bazzar, Volume 15, Page: 286, Hadith No #8780</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">7. Sunan Nasai, Volume 2, Page: 140, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#919</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">8. Sunan Nasai Al Kubra, Volume 1, Page: 475, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#993</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">9. Sharah Ma'ani Al Athaar, Volume 1, Page: 217, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#1290</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">10. Sahi Ibn e Hibban, Volume 5, Page: 151, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No #</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1843</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">11. Ma'jam Al Ausath of Tabrani, Volume 5, Page: 308, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#5397</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">12. Sunan Dar Al Qutuni, Volume 2, Page: 99,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#1217 </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #4</strong></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: green;"><br />حدّثنا وَكِيع عن الضحاك بن عُثمان عن عَبدِ الله بن يَزيد عن ابن ثوبان عن زَيد بن ثَابت قال: لا يقرأ خلف الإمام إن جهر ولا إن خافت.</span><br />Zayd bin Thabit (ra) said: There is no recitation behind the Imam <strong><span style="color: red;">“WHETHER IN LOUD OR SILENT (PRAYER)”</span></strong>[Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 1/413</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />1. Musannaf Ibn e Abi shahibah, Kitab As Salah, Volume 1, Page: 330, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> #3787</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Musannaf Abdul Razzaq, Kitab As Salah, Volume 2, Page: 137, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> #2802</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">3. Sharah Ma'ani Al Athaar, Volume 1, Page: 219, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#1314</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">4. Sunan Al Kubra-Bayhaqi, Volume 2, Page: 233, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#2912<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #5</strong></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>[</strong></span> <span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Ahadith regarding not reciting behind Imam]</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />حدّثنا الفضل عن زُهير عن الوليد بن قيس قال: سألت سويد بن غفلة: أقرأ خلف الإمام في الظهر والعصر؟ فقال: لا.</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Walid bin Qays asked Suwaid bin Ghafla (ra): Should there be Qirat behind Imam in the Dhuhr and Asr prayers? <span style="color: navy;">He said: No!</span> [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 1/413]<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1. Musnnaf Ibn e Abi shaybah, Volume 1, Page: 331, Hadith No #3796</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Al Athaar of Muhmmad Bin Hasan, Volume 1, Page: 186, Hadith No #87<br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #6</strong></span><br /><span style="color: green;"><br />ثنا بن نمير عن عبيد الله بن عمر عن نافع عن بن عمر أنه كان يقول من صلى وراء الإمام كفاه قراءة الإمام هذا هو الصحيح</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Umar (radhiallahu anhu) used to repeatedly say: <span style="color: blue;">"Whoever performs salaah behind the Imaam, the Imaam’s qiraat suffices for him" </span>Imam Baihaqi declared it “SAHIH”.(Sunan Baihaqi, Chapter regarding <span style="color: olive;">“NOT RECITING BEHIND THE IMAM” </span>Volume No.2, Page No. 160]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">1. Sunan Al Kubra-bayhaqi, Volume 2, Page: 229, Hadith No #2901</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Musnad Ibn e Ja'd, Volume 1, Page: 178, Hadith No #1150</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">3. Sharah Ma'ani Al Athaar, Volume 1, Page: 220, Hadith No #1317</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">4. Sunan Dar Al Qutuni, Volume 2, Page: 260, Hadith No #1503 </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #7</strong></span><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدّثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ . حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسى ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: «مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ إِمَامٌ، فَقِرَاءَةُ الإِمَامِ قِرَاءَةٌ».</span><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Hadrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Whosoever has an Imam then the <span style="color: maroon;">“RECITIATION OF IMAM IS ENOUGH FOR HIM”</span> [Sunnan Ibn Majah (1/277, Hadith # 880)]<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />1. Musnnaf Ibn e Abi Shaybah, Volume 1, Page: 330, Hadith No #3779 and Volume 1, Page: 331, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> #3802</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">2. Musnad Ahmad Bin Hambal, Volume 23, Page: 12, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#14643</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">3. Sunan Dar Al Qutuni, Volume 2, Page: 113, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No # 1238, Volume 2, Page: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">122, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No #1253</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">, Volume 2, Page: 125, Hadith No #1264</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">4. Muwatta Imam Malik, Kitab As Salah,Volume 1, Page: 62, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> #124</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">5. Sunan Ibn e Majah, Kitab Iqam As Salah Wa Sunnah Feeha, Volume 1, Page: 277, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> #850</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">6. Sharah Ma'ani al Athaar, Volume 1, Page: 215, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#1287</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">7. Musnad Imam Abu hanifah, Volume 1, Page: 32</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">8. Ma'jam Al Ausath of Tabrani, Volume 7, Page: 308, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hadith No</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">#7579<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Hadith #8</strong></span><span style="color: green;"><br /><br />حدّثنا أحمد بن داود قال: ثنا يوسف بن عَديّ قال: ثنا عُبيد اللّه بن عمرو، عن أيوب، عن أَبي قلابة، عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: صلى رسول الله، ثم أقبل بوجهه فقال: «أتقرؤون والإمام يقرأ» فسكتوا فسألهم ثلاثاً فقالوا إنا لنفعل، قال: «فلا تفعلوا».</span><br /><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> Anas bin Malik (ra) narrates: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) led us in prayer and then turned towards the people and asked: <span style="color: navy;">Do you recite while Imam is reciting?</span> The Prophet asked this thrice! They replied Yes! The Prophet said <span style="color: maroon;"><strong>“DO NOT DO IT”</strong></span> [Imam Tahawi in Sharh al Ma’ni al Athaar (Volume 1, Page: 218, Hadith no #1302)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br />Qirat khalf Al Imam-Bayhaqi, Volume 1, Page: 175, Hadith No #385<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> We hope that the above article would be enough for people to understand that the great Hanafi Muslims who believe in not reciting behind Imam and that one’s prayer is valid without it, they are in “PERFECT CONFORMITY” with Qur'an and Sunnah. This article means no offense to any of the other 3 valid schools of Jurisprudence because following a valid school of jurisprudence is a source of security from wrath of Allah, however this does not apply on the La Madhabiyyah sect.</span></div></div>

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Difference of Salat between Men & Women

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 39.0621px;">The Prayer of Womankind</span></strong></span></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">This article shall be based on overwhelming ahadith which establish from Prophet (Peace be upon him), Sahaba, Tabiyeen and great Fuqaha that prayer of woman is different in many ways from prayer of man.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 1</span></span></span><span style="color: #008400;"><br /><br /><br />عن عبد الله بن عمر قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا جلست المرأة في الصلوة وضعت فخذها على فخذها الاخرى وإذا سجدت الصقت بطنها في فخذيها كالستر ما يكون لها وان الله تعالى ينظر إليها ويقول يا ملائكتى اشهدكم انى قد غفرت لها<br /></span>Translation: Ibn Umar (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: When a woman sits in prayer then<span style="color: maroon;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> she should place her one thigh upon the other and attach the stomach to her thighs so that it is more concealing for her.</span></strong></span> Indeed, Allah looks at her and informs the angels by saying: "O Angels! Be witness that I have forgiven her! [Sunnan al Bayhaqi al-Kubra (3/74)]<br /><br />This hadith is reliable and also corroborated by many ahadith [I’laal al Sunnan (3/33)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Wahabis do Jarh on one narrator of this hadith i.e. Abu Mutih al Balkhi. Without going in detail we would like to prove hypocrisy of Wahabis as they quote from same Abu Mutih al Balkhi to assert that Imam Abu Hanifa (rah) believed Allah is on throne in literal sense (Naudhobillah), but when a hadith comes against them from same narrator they start criticizing him!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This article is composed on the basis of "Sound Principle" that even if some hadith is weak in it's chain then it can become "Hasan (fair) or Sahih (correct)" due to many corroborating evidences, hence If some people dispute over a certain hadith then they would be wrong principally as the same matter is proven from many different Turaq which strengthen eachother, hence whole article with all ahadith with different turaq (ways) have to be understood. This is amongst the great principles in science of Hadith classification.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 2</span></span></span><span style="color: #008400;"><br /><br />عن يزيدَ بن أبي حبيب أنَّ رسولَ الله مَرَّ عَلَى امرأتينِ تصليانِ، فقال : «إذَا سَجَدْتُمَا فَضُمَّا بعضَ اللحمِ إلى الأرضِ، فإنَّ المرأةَ لَيْسَتْ في ذلِكَ كالرجلِ<br /></span>Translation: Narrated by Yazid bin Abi Habib (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) passed by two women while they were performing prayer. He said: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">When you make prostration  <strong><span style="color: olive;">“KEEP YOUR BODY ATTACHED TO THE GROUND BECAUSE WOMEN ARE NOT LIKE MEN IN THIS CASE”</span></strong> [Sunnan al Bayhaqi al-Kubra (3/74)]<br /><br />In I’laal al Sunnan (3/26) it is said that narrators of this hadith are relied upon and not rejected.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">This is a Mursal Sahih Hadith and proven from Maraseel of Imam Abu Dawud (rah). Mursal is Hujjah according to Hanafis, Malikis and many great scholars. Plus now it is proven from different hadiths having different narrators that prayer of man and woman is different. It is not possible that different chains present the same case hence it becomes established from Prophet (Peace be upon him) that prayer of man and woman is different.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proven from Many Sahaba and Tabiyeen</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 3</span></span></span><span style="color: #008400;"><br /><br />عن عليّ قال: إذا سجدت المرأة فلتحتفر ولتضم فخذيها.<br /></span>Translation: Ameer ul Momineen Sayyidna Ali (RA) said: When a woman goes in prostration then she should <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">“Lean on one side while sitting on her buttocks”</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"> and keep her thighs close to eachother</span></span> [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba, (1/302, Hadith # 2773)]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Note:</span> فخذيها means to lean on side while sitting on the buttocks.<br /><br />Plus this Athar is narrated with many routes. In Musannaf Abdur Razzaq it comes via route of Isra’il whereas in Ibn Abi Shaybah it came from Abul Ahwaas<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 4</span></span></span><span style="color: #008400;"><br /><br />عن خالد بن اللجلاج قال: كن النساء يؤمرن أن يتربعن إذا جلسن في الصلاة ولا يجلسن جلوس الرجال على أوراكهن<br /></span>Translation: Khalid ibn Lajlaaj (RA) narrates: Women have been ordered to do “TARABBU” while sitting during prayer <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">and they “SHOULD NOT SIT LIKE MEN”</span></span></span> [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayban (1/303)]<br /><br />Note: Tarabbu means to sit cross legged, remember doing Tarrabu was abrogated later, please see Proof # 7 for more details.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 5</span></span></span><span style="color: #008400;"><br /><br />حدّثنا أبو بكر قال نا أبو خالد عن محمد بن عجلان عن نافع أن صفية كانت تصلي وهي متربعة.<br /></span>Translation: Nafi’ narrates that Sayyidah Safiyah (RA) used to pray in state of <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">“TARABBU”</span></span></span> [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayban (1/303)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 6</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400;"><br />حدّثنا أبو بكر قال نا وكيع عن العمري عن نافع قال: كن نساء ابن عمر يتربعن في الصلاة.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation:</span> <span style="color: black;">Nafi’ narrates that the women of Ibn Umar (ra) i.e. his family used to do</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">“TARABBU” </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">during prayer [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayban (1/303)]</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: #993366; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Proven from Leading Tabiyeen</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;">Proof # 7</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; font-weight: normal;">(عن نافع، عن ابن عمر أنه سئل كيف كن النساء يصلين على عهد رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم أي في زمانه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم (قال: كن يتربعن) أي في حال قعودهن (ثم أمرن أن يحتفزن</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation: Ibn Umar (ra) was questioned about how women used to sit during the times of Prophet (Peace be upon him)?</span> <span style="color: red;">He said: In the beginning they used to perform “Tarabbu” </span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">but later they were commanded to do “IHTIFAAZ”</span></span></span> <span style="color: black;">[Musnad Imam Abu Hanifa (1/120)]</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Note:</span> <span style="color: black;">Tarabbu became abrogated and Ihtifaaz (i.e. sitting on one side upon buttocks) became the latter practice, even this abrogation itself proves difference of prayer between men and women.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Proof # 8</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">عن إبراهيم قال: إذا سجدت المرأة فلتلزق بطنها بفخذيها ولا ترفع عجيزتها ولا </span><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">تجافي كما يجافي الرجل</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation: Ibrahim (rah) said: When a woman goes in Sajdah</span><span style="color: blue;">she should join the thighs to her stomach and also not raise her posterior and also</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> “NOT STRETCH HER LIMBS OUT LIKE A MALE”</span></span></span> <span style="color: black;">[Mussanaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (1/303)]</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;">Proof # 9</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">عن مجاهد أنه كان يكره أن يضع الرجل بطنه على فخذيه إذا سجد كما تضع المرأة.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation: Imam Mujahid (rah) considered it</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">“MAKRUH” </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">for a man to attach his stomach to the thighs</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> “LIKE A WOMAN DOES”</span></span></span>[<span style="color: black;">Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (1/303)]</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Proof # 10</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">حدّثنا أبو بكر قال نا ابن مبارك عن هشام عن الحسن قال: المرأة تضم في السجود</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation: Hasan al Basri (rah) said: A woman should</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">draw herself close together in sajdah</span></span> <span style="color: black;">[Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayban (1/270)]</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Proof # 11</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">وعن وائلِ بنِ حجرٍ قالَ: قالَ لي رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم : «يا وائلُ بنَ حجرٍ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَاجْعَلْ يَدَيْكَ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْكَ، والمَرْأَةُ تَجْعَلُ يَدَيْهَا حِذَاءَ ثَدْيَيْهَا».</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #008400; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Translation: It is narrated by Wa’il bin Hujr (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to him:.</span>.</span><span style="line-height: normal;">O Wai’l bin Hujr when you (men) start the prayer then raise your hands <span style="color: red;">till your ears</span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">”WHEREAS A WOMAN SHOULD RAISE THEM TILL HER SHOULDERS (ONLY)”</span></span></span> [Tabrani in his Mu'jam al Kabeer  (22/19), I’laa as-Sunnan (2/156)]</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">So It is established from Prophet (Peace be upon him), leading Sahaba like Ibn Umar (ra), Ibn Abbas (ra), Hadrat Ali (ra) also leading Tabiyeen like Mujahid (rah), Ibrahim al Nakha’i (rah), Hasan al Basri (rah) that a women should not pray like men do and their prayer is that which is more concealing.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">There are many proofs from Fuqaha in this regard including that of Hanafi school which are not mentioned in this article due to brevity issues.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: #993366; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Refuting the misuse of hadith by Albani</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A scholar in recent past with the name of Nasir ud-din Albani, who was known for his spurious and off tangent fatwas, he tried to claim that Prayer of woman is exactly similar to that of men, he misused the hadith of Bukhari which states: “PRAY AS YOU HAVE SEEN ME PRAYING” [Sahih Bukhari (1/606)]</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is in actual a gross misinterpretation of the hadith because here the Prophet (Peace be upon him) was referring to men, If we do not accept this condition then Prophet (Peace be upon him) saying that "Pray as you have <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">SEEN</span></span></span> me praying" would become illogical because Prophet (Peace be upon him) was “SEEN” praying with turban, so should the women also start wearing turbans? The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was also <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">“SEEN” </span></span>praying with his ankles exposed, so should women also start exposing their ankels? The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #840000;">“SEEN”</span></span> leading men in prayer, so should women also lead men in prayer? etc… This proves that Albani was ill-mastered in the science of hadith and he gave illogical verdicts by looking at ahadith just apparently.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here are more proofs which refute the claim that women should also pray just like men</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Proof # 1</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">عن أبي موسى ، عن النبيّ قال : «الْجُمُعَةُ حَقٌ واجِبٌ على كلِّ مُسْلِمٍ في جَماعَةٍ، إِلا أَرْبَعَةٌ عَبْدٌ مَمْلُوكٌ أَوِ امْرأَةٌ أَوْ صَبِيٌّ أَوْ مَريضٌ».</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">...<span style="color: #008400;"> هذا حديث صحيح على شرط الشيخين،</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br />Translation: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Jummah in congregation <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">is Wajib </span></span>upon every Muslim <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">“EXCEPT”</span></span>for four (1) A Slave <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><em>(2) “A WOMAN” </em></span></span></span>(3) a child (4) and one who is sick (Imam Hakim narrated it in his al-Mustadrak ala Sahihayn where Imam Hakim declared it <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">“SAHIH ON CRITERIA OF BUKHARI AND MUSLIM”</span></span> and Imam Dhahabi<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">“AGREED”</span></span> with him (1/423 Hadith#1062)]</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Had the hadith of Bukhari been mutlaq then according to Salafis the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has Naudhobillah contradicted himself by not making Jummah in mosque to be Wajib upon women.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 2</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Also remember that men should say “Subhan Allah” loudly in order to correct the Imam whereas women should clap their hands.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br />عن أبي هريرةَ رضيَ اللهُ عنهُ عنِ النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلّم قال «التسبيحُ للرجالِ والتَّصفيقُ للنساءِ»</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black;">Translation</span>:<span style="color: black;"> It is narrated by Abu Hurraira (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Tasbeeh is for men</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">whereas clapping is for women</span></span> <span style="color: black;">[Jami us-Sahih al-Bukhari, (1/402)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br />So the LA Madhabiyyah people whose thinking works in reverse order, they should from tomorrow start clapping hands just like women.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 3</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><br />ما صلَّتِ امرأَةٌ مِنْ صَلاةٍ أَحَبَّ إِلى الله مِنْ أَشدَّ مكانٍ في بَيْتِها ظُلْمةً.<br />رواه الطبراني في الكبير ورجاله موثقون.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><span style="color: black;">Translation: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: The beloved prayer of woman in sight of Allah,</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">is the one which she performs in the darkest place in her house</span></span></span> <span style="color: black;">[Al-Haythami in Majmz az-Zawaid (2/156)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br />Imam al-Haythami (rah) says after narrating it: It is narrated by At-Tabarani (rah) in his Al-Kabeer and the Rijaal of it are (all)“THIQA” [ibid]</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Proof # 4</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: #008400;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /><br />عن نافع عن ابن عُمَرَ أنَّهُ قَالَ: لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ أَذَانٌ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٌ</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Translation: Nafi narrates from Ibn Umar (ra) who narrates that Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">Both Azan and Iqamah (for prayer) are not binding upon women</span></span>[Sunnan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra (2/169)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><span style="color: #993366; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Regarding the Athar of Tabi'i Umm ad-Darda (rah)</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">So all these proofs are also corroborating evidences that prayer of woman is different in many issues from that of men, </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva;">however Nasir ud-din Albani also misused this Athar as proof</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">It is narrated in Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah: Umm e Darda (rah)<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #840000;">used to sit like males in prayer </span></span>[Musannnaf (1/270)]</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Albani showed as if Umm ad-Darda (rah) was amongst the Sahabiyah, which is nothing short of deception</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">However it is incorrect to use this report for the following 3 reasons:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">(a) </span>First of all it <span style="color: red;">“contradicts”</span> another report from Umm ad-Darda (rah) in which Ibrahim Abi Ablah (rah) narrates that he saw: Umm ad-Darda (rah) praying <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">cross legged</span></span><span style="color: #008400;"> (ورأيتُ أُمَّ الدَّرْداء تُصلِّـي مُتَربِّعة.) </span>[Imam al-Mizzi in Tahdhib ul Kamaal, (22/468)]</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">(b) </span>Secondly Imam al Mizzi (rah) has said that this Umm ad-Darda was amongst <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">“Tabi’in</span></span></span> [Refer to Tahdhib ul Kamaal (22/64)]. Plus Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) has proven that the narrator of this hadith i.e. Makhul only narrated from Umm al-Darda –As-Sughra (which refers to Tabi’i not Sahabi) <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">Hence practice of a lone Tab’i is not hujjat and Albani had spread deception in this regard.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">(c) </span>Third: Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) has also said in his Fath ul Bari: The practice of a Tabi’i alone is <span style="color: blue;">“NOT HUJJAT”</span> even if it <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;">“DOES NOT GO AGAINST ANY PRINCIPLE”</span></span> [Fath ul Bari, Sharh Sahih ul Bukhari (2/243)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Imam Badr ud-din Ayni (rah) the great commentator of Bukhari said:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"></span></div><div class="para" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 84px; padding: 2px 0px 3px;"><span style="color: #008400;"><br />هذه هي الصغرى التابعية، لا أم الدرداء الكبرى الصحابية، لأن مكحولاً أدرك الصغرى دون الكبرى<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Translation: This is Umm ad-Darda <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">“AS-SUGHRA” not the Umm ad-Darda “AL KUBRA” who was a Sahabiyah, </span></span>and Makhul only met As-Sughra (Tabi’i) not the Al-Kubra (i.e. Sahabiyyah)[Umdat ul Qari, Sharh Sahih ul Bukhari (6/101)]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Conclusion with verdict from Imam al-Bayhaqi (rah)</span></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">So even If practice of some lone Tabi’i does not go against any principle still it is not hujjat, but the reality is that, this practice goes against known principle amongst Muslim world i.e. Women have to pray in a manner which is “MORE CONCEALING” for her which is proven from many ahadith.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Above all, regarding the hadith of “PRAY AS YOU HAVE SEEN ME PRAYING” none of the major commentators of Bukhari such as Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah), Imam Badr ud-din Ayni (rah), Imam Ibn Bataal (rah) etc… have given the pseudo interpretation like Albani did in order to misuse the hadith for his personal agenda.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">If some people are still stubborn and do not accept contradiction in reports of Umm ad-Darda, then even the former report “ITSELF” proves that practice of other Muslim women was clearly different from Umm ad-Darda because had they all sat like men then this report would not have specified her.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Hence we would like to conclude this article with this beautiful verdict of Imam al-Bayhaqi (rah)</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"></span></div><div class="para" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 84px; padding: 2px 0px 3px;"><span style="color: #008400;">ما يفارق المرأة فيه الرجل من أحكأم الصلاة راجع إلى الستر<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Translation: The <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">“distinction”</span></span> in ruling regarding prayer of men and women is that <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">the woman prays in a way which is more “CONCEALING" for her </span></span></span>[Al-Bayhaqi in As-Sunnan al Kubra (2/222)]</span></div></div>

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