Sahih al-Bukhari, 3765
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sa'id bin Abi MaryamfromNafi' bin 'Umar al-Jumhifrom'Abdullah bin 'Ubaidullah b. Abi Mulayka
Hadith text · Matn
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.
English translation
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) ."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 62, Hadith 110
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 109 (deprecated numbering scheme)