A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer at night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1326)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَحَدُكُمُ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى  

[Machine] I heard a man asking the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was on the pulpit, "How should one of us pray at night?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Pray two units of prayer, then if you fear the approach of dawn, pray one unit of Witr prayer, and it will suffice you for the prayers you have missed."  

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُنَا بِاللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا مَضَى مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ  

[Machine] That a man asked the Prophet ﷺ about the night prayer, so he said: "Pray two by two. When you fear the break of dawn, perform the Witr prayer with one rak'ah."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ  

[Machine] A man from the Muslims asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "O Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer?" He replied, "Two by two, and if you fear the approach of dawn, then perform the odd prayer." Abdullah ibn Umar used to give salutations after every two units of prayer, then perform the odd prayer.  

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr is one prayer consisting of a single unit at the end of the night."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "A prayer during the late hours of the night."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say, "A unit of night prayer."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the Witr prayer while I was between them. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The night prayer is done in pairs. If it is the last part of the night, then make Witr with one Rak'ah, then pray two Rak'ahs before Fajr prayer, which means before the Fajr prayer." Asim al-Ahwal said, and Lahiq ibn Humaid said a similar narration, except that he said, "Begin the morning with one Rak'ah."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ وَأَنَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى فَإِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ يُرِيدُ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ وَقَالَ لَاحِقُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَادِرِ الصُّبْحَ بِرَكْعَةٍ  

[Machine] A man called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was in the mosque and said, "O Messenger of Allah, how should I perform the Witr prayer?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays, let him pray two units, two units. If he fears that he will end up by morning in prostration, let him pray one unit."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَادَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ أُوْتِرُ صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى فَلْيُصَلِّ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The night prayer is to be performed in pairs. If you see that dawn is about to break, then offer one odd-numbered prayer." I asked Ibn Umar, "What is meant by 'in pairs'?" He replied, "Offering the salaam (salutation) in every two units of prayer." According to the narration of Adam, he said, "Offer one odd-numbered prayer." Then a man asked Ibn Umar, "What is meant by 'in pairs'?" He replied, "Offering the salaam between every two units of prayer." It is narrated in its chain of transmission from Shu'bah that Uqbah bin Hareth said, "He (the Prophet) said..." (the rest of the sentence is cut off)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ قَالَ مُتَسَلِّمٌ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ آدَمَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى؟ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ثنا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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). (Using translation from Muslim 736a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَيُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ  

"Between the time when he finished 'Isha' prayer and Fajr, the Prophet ﷺ used to pray eleven Rak'ahs, saying the Taslim after each two Rak'ahs, then praying Witr as one Rak'ah. He would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses, then he would raise his head. When the Mu'adhdhin finished the call to Fajr prayer and he could see the dawn, he would pray two brief Rak'ahs, then he would go out with him." Some of these narrators (Ibn Abi Dhi'b, Yunus and 'Amr bin Al-Harith) added some phrases not mentioned by the others in the Hadith. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 685)   

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ لِلْإِقَامَةِ فَيَخْرُجَ مَعَهُ قَالَ وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي قِصَّةِ الْحَدِيثِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The witr is a duty for every Muslim so if anyone wishes to observe it with five rak'ahs, he may do so; if anyone wishes to observe it with three, he may do so, and if anyone wishes to observe it with one, he may do so. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1422)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ  

“Witr is Haqq.* Whoever wishes let him pray Witr with five (Rak’ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with three (Rak’ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with one (Rak’ah).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1190)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Perform Witr prayer with five units. If you are unable, then three units. If you are unable, then one unit. And if you are unable, then make a gesture with your head."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِثَلَاثٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَوْمِئْ إِيمَاءً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr is an obligation, so whoever wishes, let him perform with seven (rak'ahs), and whoever wishes, let him perform with three (rak'ahs), and whoever wishes, let him perform with one (rak'ah). And whoever is overwhelmed (by sleep or forgetfulness), let him give a nod. These individuals agreed to remove this narration from Az-Zuhri and they followed it, along with Ma'mar ibn Rashid's narration from Wahb regarding it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَمَنْ غُلِبَ فَلْيُومِئْ إِيمَاءً اتَّفَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى رَفْعِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَتَابَعَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْهُ  

[Machine] To be not elevated and that it mixes in the soul between the narrations of the remaining (companions) with the narration of Wuhayb from Ma'mar, and Allah knows best. And we have narrated from a group of the companions about voluntary or Witr prayer with one separate unit, different from what preceded it, among them Umar ibn Al-Khattab.  

أَنْ يَكُونَ غَيْرَ مَرْفُوعٍ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَخَالَجُ فِي النَّفْسِ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ الْبَاقِينَ مَعَ رِوَايَةِ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ ُؓ التَّطَوُّعَ أَوِ الْوِتْرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مَفْصُولَةٍ عَمَّا قَبْلَهَا مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ  

[Machine] Umair ibn al-Khattab Q said, "I passed by the Prophet's Mosque and performed one unit of prayer, then I left. A man followed him and said, 'O leader of the believers, you only prayed one unit.' He said, 'It was voluntary prayer, so whoever wishes may increase and whoever wishes may decrease.'"  

قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فَلَحِقَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا رَكَعْتَ إِلَّا رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ هُوَ التَّطَوُّعُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ زَادَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ نَقَصَ  

[Machine] That no one dominated me on that night. Then a man winked at me and I did not turn around. Then he winked at me again and I turned around and saw Uthman ibn Affan. So, I moved aside and he came forward and recited the Quran in one unit of prayer.  

أَنْ لَا يَغْلِبَنِي عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَغْمِزُنِي فَلَمْ أَلْتَفِتْ ثُمَّ غَمَزَنِي فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ؓ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ فَتَقَدَّمَ فَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ  

[Machine] I said, "I will surpass everyone in the night prayer tonight." So I went ahead of them. While I was standing and praying, suddenly someone placed his hand on my back. I looked and saw it was Uthman ibn Affan, who was the Amir (leader) at that time. So I stepped aside. He stood and began reciting the Qur'an until he finished it, then he performed a bowing (rak'ah) and sat down, recited the testimony of faith, and greeted in a single bowing (rak'ah) without adding extra. When he finished, I said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful), you only prayed one bowing (rak'ah)." He replied, "It is my odd (witr) prayer." And among them is Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas.  

قُلْتُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ عَلَى الْمَقَامِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَسَبَقْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا قَائِمٌ أُصَلِّي إِذَا رَجُلٌ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِي قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ؓ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَمِيرٌ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ فَقَامَ فَافْتَتَحَ الْقُرْآنَ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَجَلَسَ وَتَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ لَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَةً قَالَ هِيَ وِتْرِي وَمِنْهُمْ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ  

[Machine] Yes, seven is dearer to me than five, and five is dearer to me than three, and three is dearer to me than one, but I am lenient with myself.  

نَعَمْ سَبْعٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَثَلَاثٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ وَاحِدَةٍ وَلَكِنْ أُخَفِّفُ عَنْ نَفْسِي  

[Machine] I saw Saad bin Abi Waqqas praying the Isha prayer, then he prayed an additional rak'ah after it.  

رَأَيْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا رَكْعَةً  

[Machine] On the authority of Abdullah bin Tha'labah al-'Udhri, who was one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said: "I saw Saad bin Abi Waqqas, when performing the Isha prayer or the Witr prayer, he would add an extra unit of prayer, more than what Yunus used to do, until he would stand up from the depths of the night."  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ الْعُذْرِيِّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَدْ مَسَحَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ زَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ يُونُسَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ  

[Machine] That he read the Quran in one rak'ah and among them was Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari.  

أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ وَمِنْهُمْ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ ؓ  

Abu Musa was between Makkah and Al-Madinah. He prayed 'Isha with two rak'ahs, then he stood and prayed one rak'ah of witr in which he recited one hundred verses from An-Nisa'. Then he said: "I tried my best to place my feet where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his, and to recite what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1728)   

مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ كَانَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً أَوْتَرَ بِهَا فَقَرَأَ بِمِائَةِ آيَةٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا آلَوْتُ أَنْ أَضَعَ قَدَمِيَّ حَيْثُ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدَمَيْهِ وَأَنْ أَقْرَأَ بِمَا قَرَأَ بِهِ وَمِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ  

[Machine] About Malik  

عَنْ مَالِكٍ  

“How should I perform Witr?” He said: “Pray Witr with one Rak’ah.” He said: “I am afraid that the people will say that I am cutting the prayer short.” He said: “The Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger.” Meaning “This is the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1176)   

قَالَ أَسُنَّةُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ تُرِيدُ؟ هَذِهِ سُنَّةُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ  

[Machine] Do you know the Witr prayer during the night? I said yes, it is after Isha prayer. He said, "You're correct. The Witr prayer is one unit. So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'O Abu Abdur-Rahman, people say that the Bultairaa is three units.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, that is not the Bultairaa. The Bultairaa is when a person prays a complete unit of prayer in its Rukoo', Sujood, and Qiyam, and then stands for another unit without completing its Rukoo', Sujood, or Qiyam. That is the Bultairaa.' Among them is Abdullah bin Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib."  

بُنَيَّ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ وِتْرَ النَّهَارِ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ الْمَغْرِبُ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ وِتْرُ اللَّيْلِ وَاحِدَةٌ بِذَلِكَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ تِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءُ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَيْسَ تِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءَ إِنَّمَا الْبُتَيْرَاءُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ الرَّكْعَةَ التَّامَّةَ فِي رُكُوعِهَا وَسُجُودِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فِي الْأُخْرَى فَلَا يُتِمُّ لَهَا رُكُوعًا وَلَا سُجُودًا وَلَا قِيَامًا فَتِلْكَ الْبُتَيْرَاءُ وَمِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ؓ  

[Machine] "Shall I not inform you about Witr (an odd-numbered prayer)? I said: Yes. So he stood and performed a single rakah (unit of prayer) and then went into Rukoo' (bowing)."  

أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ الْوِتْرَ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَةً  

[Machine] I saw Muawiyah praying the night prayer, then he performed an additional rak'ah (unit of prayer). I mentioned this to Ibn Abbas and he said, "He did the correct thing."  

رَأَيْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ أَصَابَ  

[Machine] Someone from us, may God be pleased with him, said: "No one amongst us is more knowledgeable than Mu'awiyah. He is the most knowledgeable among us, whether it is one, five, seven, or more than that. Among them is Abu Ayoub, Khalid ibn Zaid from the Ansar."  

أَصَابَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا أَعْلَمَ مِنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ أَوْ خَمْسٌ أَوْ سَبْعٌ إِلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوِتْرِ مَا شَاءَ وَمِنْهُمْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ؓ  

[Machine] He heard from Abu Ayoub, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying, "Performing Witr is an obligation. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with five rak'ahs, let him do so. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with three rak'ahs, let him do so. Whoever wishes to perform Witr with one rak'ah, let him do so. And whoever is only able to nod his head [in prayer], let him do so." Among them was Mu'adh ibn Al-Harith Abu Halimah Al-Qari, who witnessed the Battle of Al-Jisr with Abu Ubaid Al-Thaqafi during the caliphate of Umar ibn Al-Khattab. It has been said that he was a companion.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَوْمِئَ بِرَأْسِهِ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمِنْهُمْ مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَبُو حَلِيمَةَ الْقَارِيُّ ؓ شَهِدَ الْجِسْرَ مَعَ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ فِي خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَقَدْ قِيلَ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ  

[Machine] From Nafi', from both of them, and among them was Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan.  

عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَمِنْهُمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ؓ  

[Machine] Leave him alone, for he has accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

دَعْهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] Ibn Abbas was asked, "What is your opinion about Muawiyah?" He replied, "He performs the Witr prayer only with one unit." He said, "He is correct; indeed, he is knowledgeable."  

قِيلَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ لَكَ فِي مُعَاوِيَةَ؟ مَا أُوتِرَ إِلَّا بِرَكْعَةٍ‍‍ قَالَ أَصَابَ؛ إِنَّهُ فَقِيهٌ