Continuation of the reading of the previous hadith: (… so Ibn 'Abbas came and asked him about the witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ibn 'Abbas said:
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The reciter: Shall I read?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The reciter: فأتى ابن عباس فسأله عن وتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم فقال ابن عباس: ألا أدلك على أعلم أهل الأرض بوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم قال: من؟ قال عائشة فأتها فاسألها ثم ائتني فأخبرني بردّها عليك فانطلقت إليها فأتيت على حكيم بن أفلح فاستلحقته إليها فقال: ما أنا بقاربها لأني نهيتها أن تقول: في هاتين الشيعتين شيئا فأبت فيهما إلا مضيا قال: فأقسمت عليه فجاء فانطلقنا إلى عائشة فاستأذنا عليها فأذنت لنا فدخلنا عليها فقالت: أحكيم؟ فعرفته فقال: نعم فقالت: من معك؟ قال: سعد بن هشام قالت: من هشام؟ قال بن عامر فترحّمت عليه وقالت خيرا قال قتادة وكان أصيب يوم أحد فقلت: يا أم المؤمنين أنبئيني عن خلق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم؟ قالت: ألست تقرأ القرءان؟ قلت: بلى قالت: فإن خلق نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم كان القرءان قال: فهممت أن أقوم ولا أسأل أحدا عن شيء حتى أموت ثم بدا لي فقلت: أنبئيني عن قيام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم؟ فقالت: ألست تقرأ يا أيها المزمل ؟ قلت: بلى قالت: فإن الله عز وجل افترض قيام الليل في أول هذه السورة فقام نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم وأصحابه حولا وأمسك الله خاتمتها اثني عشر شهرا في السماء حتى أنزل الله في ءاخر هذه السورة التخفيف فصار قيام الليل تطوّعا بعد فريضة So Ibn 'Abbas came and asked him about the witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ibn 'Abbas said: Shall I direct you to the most knowledgeable person on earth regarding the witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Who is that? He said: 'A'ishah. Go to her and ask her, then come back to me and tell me her response to you. So I went to her, and I came upon Hakim ibn Aflah and asked him to accompany me to her. He said: I am not going to approach her, because I forbade her from saying anything about these two groups, but she insisted on proceeding with them. He said: So I swore an oath to him, and he came. We went to 'A'ishah and asked for permission to enter, and she gave us permission, so we entered upon her. She said: Is it Hakim? He recognized her, so he said: Yes. She said: Who is with you? He said: Sa'd ibn Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: Ibn 'Amir. So she offered a prayer for him and said good things. Qatadah said: He had been struck on the Day of Uhud. So I said: O Mother of the Believers, inform me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Do you not read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. She said: Then the character of the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the Qur'an. He said: I was about to stand up and not ask anyone about anything until I die, but then it occurred to me, so I said: Inform me about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Do you not read "O you who wraps himself in garments"? I said: Yes. She said: Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) made the night prayer obligatory in the beginning of this surah, so the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions stood in night prayer for a year, and Allah withheld its conclusion in the heavens for twelve months until Allah revealed the easing in the end of this surah, so the night prayer became voluntary after being obligatory. .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The reciter: فأتى ابن عباس فسأله عن وتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم فقال ابن عباس: ألا أدلك على أعلم أهل الأرض بوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم قال: من؟ قال عائشة فأتها فاسألها ثم ائتني فأخبرني بردّها عليك فانطلقت إليها فأتيت على حكيم بن أفلح فاستلحقته إليها فقال: ما أنا بقاربها لأني نهيتها أن تقول: في هاتين الشيعتين شيئا فأبت فيهما إلا مضيا قال: فأقسمت عليه فجاء فانطلقنا إلى عائشة فاستأذنا عليها فأذنت لنا فدخلنا عليها فقالت: أحكيم؟ فعرفته فقال: نعم فقالت: من معك؟ قال: سعد بن هشام قالت: من هشام؟ قال بن عامر فترحّمت عليه وقالت خيرا قال قتادة وكان أصيب يوم أحد فقلت: يا أم المؤمنين أنبئيني عن خلق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم؟ قالت: ألست تقرأ القرءان؟ قلت: بلى قالت: فإن خلق نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم كان القرءان قال: فهممت أن أقوم ولا أسأل أحدا عن شيء حتى أموت ثم بدا لي فقلت: أنبئيني عن قيام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم؟ فقالت: ألست تقرأ يا أيها المزمل ؟ قلت: بلى قالت: فإن الله عز وجل افترض قيام الليل في أول هذه السورة فقام نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم وأصحابه حولا وأمسك الله خاتمتها اثني عشر شهرا في السماء حتى أنزل الله في ءاخر هذه السورة التخفيف فصار قيام الليل تطوّعا بعد فريضة So Ibn 'Abbas came and asked him about the witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ibn 'Abbas said: Shall I direct you to the most knowledgeable person on earth regarding the witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Who is that? He said: 'A'ishah. Go to her and ask her, then come back to me and tell me her response to you. So I went to her, and I came upon Hakim ibn Aflah and asked him to accompany me to her. He said: I am not going to approach her, because I forbade her from saying anything about these two groups, but she insisted on proceeding with them. He said: So I swore an oath to him, and he came. We went to 'A'ishah and asked for permission to enter, and she gave us permission, so we entered upon her. She said: Is it Hakim? He recognized her, so he said: Yes. She said: Who is with you? He said: Sa'd ibn Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: Ibn 'Amir. So she offered a prayer for him and said good things. Qatadah said: He had been struck on the Day of Uhud. So I said: O Mother of the Believers, inform me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Do you not read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. She said: Then the character of the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the Qur'an. He said: I was about to stand up and not ask anyone about anything until I die, but then it occurred to me, so I said: Inform me about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Do you not read "O you who wraps himself in garments"? I said: Yes. She said: Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) made the night prayer obligatory in the beginning of this surah, so the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions stood in night prayer for a year, and Allah withheld its conclusion in the heavens for twelve months until Allah revealed the easing in the end of this surah, so the night prayer became voluntary after being obligatory. .
The Shaykh : Yes.