Daily Hadith Thu 22-Oct-2009 - 03 Dhul-Qadah 1430 حديث اليوم
Witr Prayer, its Time and Ruling
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) used to perform his voluntary prayer at night (i.e., Tahajjud prayer) while she was sleeping in front of him; and when the Witr prayer was yet to be observed, he would awaken her to perform her Witr prayer.[Muslim].


Commentary:
This Hadith makes the following three points:
1.It is permissible to pray with someone sleeping in front of us.
2.It is desirable to awaken one's own family members for Nafl prayer.
3.One can perform, Witr prayer before Fajr prayer.
205/1136 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب الحثِّ على صلاة الوتر
وبيان أنه سُنة مؤكدة وبيان وقته
وعن عائشةَ ، رضيَ اللَّه عَنْهَا ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم كانَ يُصلِّي صَلاتَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ ، وهِي مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بينَ يَدَيهِ ، فَإذا بقِيَ الوِتْرُ ، أَيقِظهِا فَأَوْترتْ . رواه مسلم .وفي روايةٍ له : فَإذا بَقِيَ الوترُ قالَ : « قُومِي فَأَوْتِري يا عَائشةُ » .
1136/205 - رياض الصالحين
Thu 22-Oct-2009 - 03 Dhul-Qadah 1430