Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b:
When the Messenger of Allah (saws) offered salutation in the witr prayer, he said: Glorify be to the king most holy.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1430 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 15 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1425 |
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
The Prophet (saws) said: If anyone oversleeps and misses the witr, or forgets it, he should pray when he remembers.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1431 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 16 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1426 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 166 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 167 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 166 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1673 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 76 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1674 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1700 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 103 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1701 |
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "If someone fears that he will sleep through till the morning, let him pray the witr before he sleeps, and if some one hopes to wake for the last part of the night, let him delay his witr."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 7, Hadith 18 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 18 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 272 |
[Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1138 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 148 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1185 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 383 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1185 |
Narrated Abu Salma bin `Abdur Rahman:
I asked `Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Apostle during the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's Apostle never exceeded eleven rak`at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four rak`at-- do not ask me about their beauty and length, then four rak`at, do not ask me about their beauty and length, and then three rak`at." Aisha further said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before offering the witr prayer?' He replied, 'O `Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake'!"
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1147 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 28 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 248 |
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Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman:
That he asked `Aisha "How was the prayer of Allah's Apostle in the month of Ramadan?" She replied, "He used not to pray more than eleven rak`at whether in Ramadan or in any other month. He used to offer four rak`at, let alone their beauty and length, and then four rak`at, let alone their beauty and length. Afterwards he would offer three rak`at. I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you go to bed before offering the witr prayer?' He said, 'My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep."'
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3569 |
| In-book reference | : Book 61, Hadith 78 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 769 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 471 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 19 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 471 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1259 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 674 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1672 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 75 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1673 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1731 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 134 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1732 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 744 |
| In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 3 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 9, Hadith 745 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1170 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 368 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1170 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "The maghrib prayer is the witr of the daytime prayers."
Malik said, "If someone prays witr at the beginning of the night, and goes to sleep, and then wakes up and it seems good to him to pray, let him pray, two rakas at a time. That is what I like most of what I have heard."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 7, Hadith 22 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 22 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 276 |
Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 765 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 232 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1687 |
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| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 457 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 455 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1282 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 693 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 490 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 43 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 491 |
| Grade: | Hasan because of corroborating evidence; this is Da'if isnad] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 685 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 118 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) [ because of the weakness of al-Harith al-A'war] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 929 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 356 |
| Grade: | Sahih because of corroborating evidence] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1220 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 628 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1258 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 673 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1674 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 77 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1675 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1707 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 110 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1708 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2404 |
| In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 315 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 22, Hadith 2406 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Al-Albani) | ضعيف (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1428 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 13 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1423 |
'Abdullah b. Abu'l-Qais reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 307a |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 27 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 3, Hadith 603 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1730 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 133 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1731 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1739 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 142 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1740 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1277 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 688 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1176 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 374 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1176 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1724 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 127 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1725 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 286 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 377 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 382 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 468 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 16 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 468 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1719 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 122 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1720 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2924 |
| In-book reference | : Book 45, Hadith 50 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2924 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 292 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 383 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 388 |
Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, "I was with Abdullah ibn Umar in Makka. The sky was clouded over and Abdullah feared that dawn was approaching so he prayed one raka for witr. Then the clouds cleared and he saw that it was still night, so he made his prayers even with one raka. Then he continued to pray two rakas at a time, until when he feared the approach of dawn, he prayed one raka for witr."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 7, Hadith 19 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 19 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 273 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1737 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 140 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1738 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1358 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 109 |
| English translation | : Book 5, Hadith 1353 |
'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 749d |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 180 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1635 |
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'Abd Allah b. Abu Qais said:
Abu Dawud said: The narrators other than Qutaibah said: This refer to his bath due to sexual defilement.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1437 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 22 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1432 |
| Grade: | Qawi (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 652 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 88 |
| Grade: | Qawi (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 761 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 193 |
| Grade: | Qawi (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 927 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 354 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1328 |
| In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 150 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1329 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1742 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 145 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1743 |