as to the Fajr prayer. This is not sound, because it has not been transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him), nor from any of his companions, that Qunut is performed in other than the Fajr and Witr prayers.
246- Issue: He said: (Separated from what precedes it)
The view preferred by Abu Abd Allah is that one should separate the Witr rak'ah from what precedes it. He said: If one performs Witr with three [rak'ahs] without performing the taslim during them, I do not consider it restricted. He said: It pleases me that one performs the taslim after the two rak'ahs, and among those who used to perform the taslim between the two rak'ahs and the [final] rak'ah was Ibn Umar, until he would attend to some of his needs. This is the school of Mu'adh al-Qari, Malik, al-Shafi'i, and Ishaq. Abu Hanifah said: He does not separate them with the taslim. Al-Awza'i said: If one separates them, it is good, and if one does not separate them, it is [also] good. The argument of those who did not separate them is the statement of Aishah: The Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) used to perform Witr with four and three, six and three, and eight and three (1). And her statement: He used to pray four [rak'ahs], so do not ask about their excellence and their length, then he would pray four, so do not ask about their excellence and their length, then he would pray three (2). The apparent meaning of this is that he used to pray the three with one taslim. She also narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) used to perform Witr with five, not sitting except at the end of them. Recorded by Muslim (3). Our evidence is what Aishah narrated, saying: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him) used to pray between finishing the Isha prayer and the Fajr [prayer] eleven rak'ahs, performing the taslim between every two rak'ahs, and performing Witr with one. Recorded by Muslim (4). The Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) said: "The prayer of the night is two by two; so if you fear (5) the morning, perform Witr with one." Agreed upon (6). It was said to Ibn Umar: What is two by two? He said: Performing the taslim at every
(1) Preceded on pages 579, 580. (2) Preceded on page 561. (3) The hadith will come in full in the following section. (4) Preceded on page 561. (5) In the original: "If you fear [khashiyta]" [a variant of the text]. (6) Preceded on page 443.
على الفَجْرِ. ولا يَصِحُّ هذا؛ لأنَّه لم يُنْقَلْ عن النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، ولا عن أَحَدٍ من أصْحَابِه، القُنُوتُ في غيرِ الفَجْرِ والوِتْرِ.
٢٤٦ - مسألة؛ قال: (مَفْصُولَةً مِمَّا قَبْلَها)
الذي يَخْتَارُه أبو عبدِ اللهِ أنْ يَفْصِلَ رَكْعَةَ الوِتْرِ بما قَبْلَها. وقال: إن أوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ لم يُسَلِّمْ فِيهِنَّ، لم يُضَيَّقْ عليه عِنْدِى. وقال: يُعْجِبُنى أن يُسَلِّمَ في الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ، وممن كان يُسَلِّمُ بين الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَالرَّكْعَةِ ابنُ عمرَ حتى يَأْمُرَ ببعضِ حَاجَتِه. وهو مَذْهَبُ مُعَاذٍ القَارِئ، ومالِكٍ، والشَّافِعِىِّ، وإسْحاقَ، وقال أبو حنيفةَ: لا يَفْصِلُ بِسَلَامٍ. وقال الأوْزَاعِىُّ: إن فَصَلَ فَحَسَنٌ، وإن لم يَفْصِلْ فَحَسَنٌ. وحُجَّةُ مَنْ لم يَفْصِلْ قَوْلُ عائِشَةَ: أنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كان يُوتِرُ بأرْبَعٍ وثَلَاثٍ، وسِتٍّ وثَلَاثٍ، وثَمَانٍ وثَلَاثٍ (١). وقَوْلُها: كان يُصَلِّى أَرْبَعًا، فلا تَسْأَلْ عن حُسْنِهِنَّ وطُولِهِنَّ، ثم يُصَلِّى أَرْبَعًا، فلا تَسْأَلْ عن حُسْنِهِنَّ وطُولِهِنَّ، ثم يُصَلِّى ثَلَاثًا (٢). فَظَاهِرُ هذا أنَّه كان يُصَلِّى الثَّلَاثَ بِتَسْلِيمٍ واحِدٍ. ورَوَتْ أيضًا، أنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كان يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ، لا يَجْلِسُ إلَّا في آخِرِهِنَّ. رَوَاه مُسْلِمٌ (٣). ولَنا، ما رَوَتْ عائشةُ، قالت: كان رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يُصَلِّى فيما بينَ أن يَفْرَغَ من صَلَاةِ العِشَاءِ إلى الفَجْرِ إحْدَى عَشرَةَ رَكْعَة، يُسَلِّمُ بين كل رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ويُوتِرُ بوَاحِدَةٍ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (٤). وقال النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإذَا خِفْتَ (٥) الصُّبْحَ فأوْتِرْ بوَاحِدَةٍ". مُتَّفَقٌ عليه (٦) وقِيلَ لابْنِ عمرَ: ما مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ قال: يُسَلِّم في كلّ
(١) تقدم في صفحة ٥٧٩، ٥٨٠.(٢) تقدم في صفحة ٥٦١.(٣) يأتى الحديث بتمامه في الفصل التالى.(٤) تقدم في صفحة ٥٦١.(٥) في الأصل: "خشيت".(٦) تقدم في صفحة ٤٤٣.
