Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثنا أَيُّوبُ وَبُدَيْلُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَنَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ السَّائِلِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَةً وَاجْعَلْ آخِرَ صَلَاتِكَ وِتْرًا ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ وَأَنَا بِذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَا أَدْرِي هُوَ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلُ أَوْ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
English Translation
Abu Dharr narrated that they fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). He did not lead them in night prayer until there were seven nights remaining. Then he led them until a third of the night had passed. On the sixth night he did not pray. On the fifth he led them until half the night. Abu Dharr said: "O Messenger of Allah, if only you led us for the rest of the night." He said: "Whoever stands with the imam until he finishes, it is written for him as if he prayed the whole night."