Benefits of the Hadith: (… Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said:
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The Shaykh : And in this hadith is evidence for the error of those who said that Aisha’s hadith indicates that he prays four rak‘ahs with one taslim, then four rak‘ahs with one taslim, then three rak‘ahs, based on her statement (may Allah be pleased with her) when she was asked how much the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to pray in Ramadan? She said: Sahih al-Bukhari 3569, he prays four, so do not ask about their beauty and length, then he prays four, so do not ask about their beauty and length, then he prays three. So some people understood from this hadith that he prays four with one taslim, and they said this is from the Sunnah. This is an error because they overlooked her detailed hadith regarding these eleven, in which she explicitly stated that he offers the taslim from?
The student: Every…
The Shaykh : Every two rak‘ahs. And on this basis, the meaning of her statement is that he prays four and then rests. This is indicated by her statement , and “then” indicates order with an interval. Therefore, the Salaf, when they prayed four rak‘ahs, would rest and then resume the prayer. The prayer was named tarawih for this reason. Yes. As for the second hadith, that he used to pray eleven?
The Reciter: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Her statement, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Her statement …
The Shaykh : He prays thirteen rak‘ahs from the night. What? Thirteen.Sahih Muslim 737a So this is another description: he prays thirteen rak‘ahs and makes the witr with five. And on this basis, there would be three taslims: six rak‘ahs, every two with a taslim, and what remains?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : How much?
The student: Five.
The Shaykh : A little. And five remain, which he makes the witr. So regarding the thirteen, some scholars say that the intended meaning is the two light rak‘ahs with which he begins the night prayer, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to begin the night prayer with two light rak‘ahs. Yes.
The student: …
The Shaykh : And the question?
He used not to pray more than eleven rak`at whether in Ramadan or in any other month
كان لا يزيد في رمضان ولا غيره على إحدى عشرة ركعةThe student: Every…
The Shaykh : Every two rak‘ahs. And on this basis, the meaning of her statement
He prays four
يصلي أربعاThen he prays four
ثم يصلي أربعاThe Reciter: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Her statement, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Her statement
And it became clear to him
وتبين لهThe Shaykh : He prays thirteen rak‘ahs from the night. What? Thirteen.
Five out of them consisted of Witr
يوتر من ذلك بخمسThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : How much?
The student: Five.
The Shaykh : A little. And five remain, which he makes the witr. So regarding the thirteen, some scholars say that the intended meaning is the two light rak‘ahs with which he begins the night prayer, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to begin the night prayer with two light rak‘ahs. Yes.
The student: …
The Shaykh : And the question?