Narrated AbuQatadah:
The Prophet (saws) asked AbuBakr: When do you observe the witr?
He replied: I observe the witr prayer in the early hours of the night.
The Prophet (saws) asked Umar: When do you observe the witr?
He replied: At the end of the night.
He then said to AbuBakr: This has followed it with care; and he said to Umar: He has followed it with strength.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1434 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 19 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1429 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 10, Hadith 2446 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4457 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 8, Hadith 1057 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1018 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6552 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1017 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 8, Hadith 1056 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 7906 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4456 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4468 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1435 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 20 |
| English translation | : Book 8, Hadith 1430 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4535 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 10, Hadith 2447 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4530 |
Masruq reported on the authority of 'A'isha that she said that the Messenger Of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to observe the Witr prayer every night, maybe in the early part of night, at midnight and in the latter part, finishing his Witr at dawn.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 745b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 166 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1621 |
| (deprecated numbering scheme) |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4075 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2924 |
| In-book reference | : Book 45, Hadith 50 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2924 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6576 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4161 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1263 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 678 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 470 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 18 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 470 |
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I asked Aisha: Have you seen the Messenger of Allah (saws) washing (because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end.
Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who made this matter accommodative.
I again asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah (saws) say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory prayer at night) in the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would say the witr prayer at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end.
I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter accommodative.
Again I asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah (saws) recite the Qur'an (in the prayer) loudly or softly?
She replied: Sometimes he would recite loudly and sometimes softly.
I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter flexible.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 226 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 226 |
| English translation | : Book 1, Hadith 226 |
| مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1261 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 676 |
'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 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4471 |
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1133 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 143 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4461 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1014 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1185 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 383 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1185 |
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ تَوْبَةَ أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ . فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ .
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1202 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 400 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1202 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4453 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 653 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 89 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6587 |
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 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 4480 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1680 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 83 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1681 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1152 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 566 |
| 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 |
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 |
| (deprecated numbering scheme) |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4466 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 825 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 255 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6569 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1260 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 666 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4465 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6579 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Qawi] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1215 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 623 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6601 |