Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Once a person asked Allah's Apostle (saws) about the night prayer. Allah's Apostle (saws) replied, "The night prayer is offered as two Rak`at followed by two Rak`at and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should pray one Rak`ah and this will be a Witr for all the Rak`at which he has prayed before."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 990 |
| In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 1 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 105 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1685 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 88 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1686 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 612 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 119 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 613 |
Malik related to me that Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim heard his father al-Qasim ibn Muhammad say, "I have prayed witr after dawn."
Malik said, "Only a person who oversleeps so that he does not do the witr prays it after dawn. No one should intentionally make his witr after dawn."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 7, Hadith 28 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 28 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 282 |
| Grade: | Hasan because of corroborating evidence; this is a da'eef isnad] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 974 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 398 |
Sa'd b. Hisham reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 746c |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 170 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1625 |
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* Meaning 'one' which is the first of the odd numbers; He is unique, and there is nothing like Him, similar or equal.
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1169 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 367 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1169 |
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1416 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 9 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) was asked about 'azl, whereupon he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1438f |
| In-book reference | : Book 16, Hadith 151 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 8, Hadith 3376 |
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| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 825 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 255 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1152 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 566 |
| Grade: | Qawi (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1218 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 626 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1260 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 666 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 711 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 321 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 711 |
Narrated Abu Jamra:
I asked Aidh bin `Amr, who was one of the companions of the Prophet one of those (who gave the allegiance to the Prophet the Tree: "Can the witr prayer be repeated (in one night)?" He said, "If you have offered it in the first part of the night, you should not repeat it in the last part 'of the night." (See Fath-ul-Bari page 458 Vol 8th).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4176 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 218 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 493 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 469 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 17 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 469 |
| Grade: | A Qawi Hadeeth and Da'if (Darussalam) because of the weakness of Al-Harith Al-A’war] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 651 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 87 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 653 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 89 |
| حسن (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1266 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 681 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5538 |
| In-book reference | : Book 50, Hadith 111 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5540 |
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray eleven rak'ahs at night, observing the Witr with a single rak'ah, and when he had finished them, he lay down on his right side, till the Mu'adhdhin came to him and he (the Holy Prophet) then observed two short rak'ahs (of Sunan of the dawn prayer).
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 736a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 147 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1602 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2748 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 130 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2749 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2749 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 131 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2750 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3090 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 6 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3092 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1215 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 623 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1693 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 96 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1694 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1723 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 126 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1724 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1743 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 146 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1744 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 191 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 303 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 305 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1756 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 159 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1757 |
The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted by Abu Ishaq with the same chain and to the same effect. In the last of this tradition he said:
Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu al-Hawra' is Rabi'ah b. Shaiban.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1426 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 11 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1421 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1687 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 90 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1688 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1688 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 91 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1689 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 195 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 307 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 309 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3966 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3971 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas used to pray witr after isha with one raka.
Malik said, "This is not the situation with us. Rather three is the minimum for witr."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 7, Hadith 21 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 213 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 275 |
| Grade: | Qawi (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 842 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 272 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 250 |
| In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 0 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 250 |
The Messenger of Allah (saws) used to observe the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs. Then he used to pray seven rak'ahs (of witr prayer). He would pray two rak'ahs sitting after the witr in which he would recite the Qur'an (sitting). When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed and prostrated.
Abu Dawud said: These two traditions have been transmitted by Khalid b. 'Abd Allah al-Wasiti. In his version he said: 'Alqamah b. Waqqas said: O mother, how did he pray the two rak'ahs ? He narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.
| Grade: | Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) | حسن صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1351 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 102 |
| English translation | : Book 5, Hadith 1346 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1676 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 79 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1677 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1755 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 158 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1756 |
Abu Murra, the freed slave of Umm Hani, narrated on the authority of Abu Darda':
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 722 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 105 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1561 |
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Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "While the Prophet was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, 'Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that will be the witr for all the rak`at which you have offered." Ibn `Umar said, "The last rak`at of the night prayer should be odd, for the Prophet ordered it to be so.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 472 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 120 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 461 |
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| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 860 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 289 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1698 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 101 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1699 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1241 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 439 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1241 |
Abu Salama asked 'A'isha about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) She said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 738b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 153 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1608 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3967 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 2 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3972 |
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
A man came to the Prophet while he was delivering the sermon and asked him how to offer the night prayers. The Prophet replied, 'Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on and if you are afraid of dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that will be the witr for all the rak`at which you have prayed." Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man called the Prophet while he was in the mosque.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 473 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 121 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 462 |
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| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3837 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 11 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3837 |