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Sunan Ibn Majah 1986 (Book 9, Hadith 142) #31338
The Importance of Praying Witr and Not Asking Why a Man Beats His Wife

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not asking why a man beats his wife and to pray Witr before going to sleep.

It was narrated that Ash'ath bin Qais said: "I was a guest (at the home) of 'Umar one night, and in the middle of the night he went and hit his wife, and I separated them. When he went to bed he said to me: 'O Ash'ath, learn from me something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah" A man should not be asked why he beats his wife, and do not go to sleep until you have prayed the Witr"'. And I forgot the third thing".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ الطَّحَّانُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَوْدِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُسْلِيِّ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ ضِفْتُ عُمَرَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ يَضْرِبُهَا فَحَجَزْتُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَمَّا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ لِي يَا أَشْعَثُ احْفَظْ عَنِّي شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ لاَ يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَ يَضْرِبُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلاَ تَنَمْ إِلاَّ عَلَى وِتْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خِدَاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  beat  *  wife  *  night  *  salat  *  dababa  *  zawjatuhu  *  layl

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others’ privacy, Pray witr before going to bed

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith was narrated by Ash'ath bin Qais who was a guest at the home of 'Umar one night. In the middle of the night 'Umar went and hit his wife and Ash'ath separated them. After this incident 'Umar said to him three things that he heard from Prophet Muhammad; firstly that a man should not be asked why he beats his wife, secondly do not go to sleep until you have prayed Witr and thirdly something which Ash'ath forgot. This hadith emphasizes on two important points; firstly it is wrong to ask why a man beats his wife as it is none of our business what goes on in their relationship. Secondly it also stresses on praying Witr before going to bed as it is an important part of our faith as Muslims. It teaches us that we should always prioritize our faith over everything else in life no matter how tired or busy we are.

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