Hadith 21986

Chapter 28

باب 28

(28) باب ذِكْرُ مُعَاوِيَةَ رضى الله عنه

(28) Chapter: Narration about Mu'awiya رضي الله عنه
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قِيلَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ لَكَ فِي أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ مَا أَوْتَرَ إِلاَّ بِوَاحِدَةٍ. قَالَ إِنَّهُ فَقِيهٌ.

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
Somebody said to Ibn `Abbas, "Can you speak to the chief of the believers Mu`awiyah, as he does not pray except one rak`a as witr?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "He is a Faqih (i.e. a learned man who can give religious verdicts) ."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3765

In-book reference: Book 62, Hadith 112

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 109