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Sunan Abi Dawud 1429 (Book 8, Hadith 14) #21721
Tarawih Prayer During Ramadan

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Umar ibn al-Khattab gathering people for tarawih prayer during Ramadan and Ubayy ibn Ka'b leading them. It also suggests that the tradition of reciting supplication in witr is weak.

Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: Al-Hasan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered the people (in tarawih prayer) behind Ubayy ibn Ka'b (who led them). He used to lead them for twenty days (during Ramadan, and would not recite the supplication except in the second half of it (ie Ramadan). When the last ten days remained, he kept away from them, and prayed in his house. They used to say: Ubayy ran away. Abu Dawud said: This tradition shows that whatever has been reported about the recitation of the supplication is not tenable. Moreover, these two traditions from Ubayy b. Ka'b indicate that another tradition which tells that the Prophet recited the supplication in the witr is weak.
حَدَّثَنَا شُجَاعُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، جَمَعَ النَّاسَ عَلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي لَهُمْ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً وَلاَ يَقْنُتُ بِهِمْ إِلاَّ فِي النِّصْفِ الْبَاقِي فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْعَشْرُ الأَوَاخِرُ تَخَلَّفَ فَصَلَّى فِي بَيْتِهِ فَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَبَقَ أُبَىٌّ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُنُوتِ لَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ وَهَذَانِ الْحَدِيثَانِ يَدُلاَّنِ عَلَى ضَعْفِ حَدِيثِ أُبَىٍّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَنَتَ فِي الْوِتْرِ

TOPICS
supplication  *  tarawih  *  ramadan  *  witr

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful while praying, Be aware of what you are doing while worshipping Allah SWT

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about the practice of tarawih prayer during the month of Ramadan. Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered people behind Ubayy ibn Ka'b who led them in prayer for twenty days. However, when the last ten days remained he kept away from them and prayed at home instead. People thought that he ran away but this tradition shows that whatever has been reported about reciting supplication in witr is not tenable as it is weak according to two traditions from Ubayy b. Ka'b. This hadith teaches us to be mindful of our religious practices and to be aware of what we are doing while praying so we can get closer to Allah SWT through our prayers and worship Him properly.

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