Hadith 39246

Sunan Ibn Majah

سنن ابن ماجه

385
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنْ خَافَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ لْيَرْقُدْ وَمَنْ طَمِعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّ قِرَاءَةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ " .

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Whoeveramong you fears that he will not wake up at the end of thenight, lethim pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then go tosleep.Whoever hopes that he will wake up at the end of the night, lethimpray Witr at the end of the night, for recitation (of the Qur'an)at the end of the night is attended (by the angels), and that isbetter."

English reference: Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1187

Arabic reference: Book 5, Hadith 1243