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(Book 7, Hadith 18) #35327
Praying Witr Before or After Sleep

SUMMARY: It is recommended to pray witr before sleeping if one fears they will sleep through the night, and to delay witr if one hopes to wake up for the last part of the night.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "If someone fears that he will sleep through till the morning, let him pray the witr before he sleeps, and if some one hopes to wake for the last part of the night, let him delay his witr".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ يَنَامَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلْيُوتِرْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَمَنْ رَجَا أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُؤَخِّرْ وِتْرَهُ

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prayer  *  sleep  *  night  *  salat  *  witr  *  layl

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray your witr before going to bed if you fear you will sleep through till morning; delay your witrs until after waking up for Tahajjud if you hope you can stay awake during the last part of the night .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about praying witr before or after sleep. The hadith was narrated by Yahya from Malik who heard it from A'isha, wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. She said that if someone fears they will sleep through till morning then they should pray their witr before sleeping and if someone hopes to wake up for the last part of the night then they should delay their witr prayer until then. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful when it comes to our religious obligations and take advantage of any opportunity we have in fulfilling them. We must also remember that Allah is always watching us and He knows what we are doing even when no one else does so we must strive to do our best in fulfilling our religious obligations at all times.

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