Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sleep before performing the witr prayer?
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Question:
When Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked him, she said: "Do you sleep before performing the witr prayer? And you have already performed it, have you not?"
Answer:
This was in some nights; in some nights he would perform the witr, and in some nights he would delay the witr. She asked him about the nights in which he delayed the witr... Her intention was that he (peace and blessings be upon him) might sleep before performing the witr. He said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 439Hasan (Darussalam), meaning: he would wake up to perform the witr, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him.
When Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked him, she said: "Do you sleep before performing the witr prayer? And you have already performed it, have you not?"
Answer:
This was in some nights; in some nights he would perform the witr, and in some nights he would delay the witr. She asked him about the nights in which he delayed the witr... Her intention was that he (peace and blessings be upon him) might sleep before performing the witr. He said:
Indeed my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep.
إن عيناي تنامان ولا ينام قلبي
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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