Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 63 · Companions of the Prophetحَدَّثَنَا 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.
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Somebody said to Ibn `Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما , "Can you speak to the chief of the believers Mu`awiyah رضی اللہ عنہ , as he does not pray except one rak`a as witr?" Ibn `Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما replied, "He is a Faqih (i.e. a learned man who can give religious verdicts) ."