[Machine] "A good practice, performed by the Prophet ﷺ and Muslims after him, but it is not obligatory."  

أَمْرٌ حَسَنٌ «عَمِلَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ»  

‘Ali ؓ said: Verily, Witr is not a must like your prescribed prayers, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Witr, then he said: “Pray Witr, O people of the Qurʿan. Pray Witr, for Allah is One and loves that which is odd numbered.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1262)   

عَلِيٌّ إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ كَصَلَاتِكُمُ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ» وَمِنَ الشَّوَاهِدِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There are three obligations upon me, and optional acts for you: the sacrifice, Witr prayer, and the two units of prayer before Fajr prayer.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثَلَاثٌ هُنَّ عَلَيَّ فَرَائِضُ وَلَكُمْ تَطَوُّعٌ النَّحْرُ وَالْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr, "When do you perform the Witr prayer?" He said, "I perform it before I sleep." And he said to Umar, "When do you perform the Witr prayer?" He said, "I sleep first and then perform it." The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr, "You have chosen certainty" or "the definite way." And he said to Umar, "You have chosen strength."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟» قَالَ أُوتِرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنَامَ وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟» قَالَ أَنَامُ ثُمَّ أُوتِرُ فَقَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «أَخَذْتَ بِالْجَزْمِ» أَوْ بِالْوَثِيقَةِ وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ «أَخَذْتَ بِالْقُوَّةِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr, "When do you pray the Witr?" He said, "I pray Witr and then sleep." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You have taken the decisive action." He asked Umar and he said, "When do you pray the Witr?" He said, "I sleep and then I wake up during the night to pray Witr." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Doing what the strong one does, you have done." Sahih.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟» قَالَ أُوتِرُ ثُمَّ أَنَامُ قَالَ «بِالْجَزْمِ أَخَذْتَ» وَسَأَلَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟» قَالَ أَنَامُ ثُمَّ أَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأُوتِرُ قَالَ «فِعْلَ الْقَوِيِّ فَعَلْتَ» صحيح  

[Machine] "That Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri informed them that they asked the Prophet ﷺ about Al-Witr (a prayer performed in odd numbers) and he said, 'Perform Witr before the Fajr (dawn) prayer.' Ma'mar ibn Rashid continued, narrating from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir."  

أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ «أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ» تَابَعَهُ مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ  

Observe Witr prayer before it is morning. Abu Sa'id reported that they (the Prophet's Companions) asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about Witr (prayer). (In reply to their inquiry) he said: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning. (Using translation from Muslim 754a)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ تُصْبِحُوا»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform the Witr (odd) prayer before dawn." Sahih (authentic).  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَادِرُوا بِالْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ» صحيح  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "Whoever experiences dawn and does not perform the Witr prayer, there is no Witr prayer for them."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَدْرَكَ الصُّبْحَ وَلَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَا وِتْرَ لَهُ» وَ  

[Machine] Ibn Umar used to say: "Whoever prays at night, let him make the Witr prayer his last prayer. For the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded that. So, when it is dawn, the night prayer and the Witr are gone. For the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Perform the Witr prayer before dawn.'" (Sahih)  

أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى اللَّيْلَ فَلْيَجْعَلْ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ وِتْرًا فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِذَلِكَ فَإِذَا كَانَ الْفَجْرُ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ كُلُّ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ وَالْوِتْرُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ» صحيح  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone oversleeps and misses the witr, or forgets it, he should pray when he remembers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1431)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ وِتْرِهِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّهِ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَوْ ذَكَرَهُ»  

“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)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Odd numbers for prayers of Witr are either five, three, or one."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ خَمْسٌ أَوْ ثَلَاثٌ أَوْ وَاحِدَةٌ»  

"Az-Zuhri narrated to me, he said: 'Ata bin Yazid, from Abu Ayyub: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Witr is a duty, and whoever wants to pray witr with seven (rak'ahs), let him do so; whoever wants to pray witr with five, let him do so, whoever wants to pray witr with three, let him do so; and whoever wants to pray witr with one, let him do so.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1711)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمِنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perform Witr prayer in odd numbers, and if you are unable, then perform it in three, and if you are still unable, then perform it in one."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ بِخَمْسٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِثَلَاثٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ» فَأَوْمِ إِيمَاءً  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "Witr (odd number of units for prayer) is a right (obligation)." So he mentioned it in this way and they left it.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ» فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِعدي تركوه  

[Machine] "Al-Witr is a right" so Abu Ayyub mentioned it repeatedly.  

«الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ» فَذَكَرَهُ مَوْقُوفًا عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Al-Witr (an odd number) is a right (that should be performed)." So he mentioned it in such a way.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ» فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ  

[Machine] Perhaps I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying Tahajjud while the people were standing for Fajr prayer.  

رُبَّمَا «رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُوتِرُ وَقَدْ قَامَ النَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you wakes up in the morning and has not performed the Witr prayer, let them perform it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلْيُوتِرْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not shorten the night prayer to three rak'ahs like the Maghrib prayer, but extend it to five, or seven, or nine, or eleven rak'ahs, or more than that."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُوتِرُوا بِثَلَاثٍ تَشَبَّهُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنْ أَوْتِرُوا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ بِتِسْعٍ أَوْ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "Do not commit three things and do not imitate the Maghrib prayer, instead perform five or seven [raka'at]."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُوتِرُوا بِثَلَاثٍ وَلَا تَشَبَّهُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ أَوْتِرُوا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic sentence into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not offer the salutation (salam) after the first two units (rak'atayn) of Witr prayer."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا يُسَلِّمُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْوِتْرِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with three units, and he would not say the salam (ending of the prayer) except in the last unit. And this is the Witr prayer that Amir al-Mu'minin, Umar ibn al-Khattab, took from him, and the people of Madinah also adopted it."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ» وَهَذَا وِتْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ «وَعَنْهُ أَخَذَهُ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ»  

[Machine] Omar was more knowledgeable than him, as he used to stand up for prayer at the third hour with the takbeer.  

«كَانَ عُمَرُ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ كَانَ يَنْهَضُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ»  

[Machine] "He used to perform the Witr prayer in three units without sitting in between them, and he would not give the Tashahhud except in the last unit."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ وَلَا يَتَشَهَّدُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two Rak'ahs of Witr after them "Subhanallahi Walhamdulillahi Wa La Ilaha Illallah Wallahu Akbar" (Glorified is Allah, and praised is Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest), and recite in Witr "Qul Huwallahu Ahad" (Say, He is Allah, the One), and say "A'udhu bi Rabbil Falaq" (I seek refuge with the Lord of Daybreak), and say "A'udhu bi Rabbin Nas" (I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind). Sa'id bin Abi Maryam narrated it from Yahya bin Ayyub.  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الَّتِي يُوتِرُ بَعْدَهُمَا بِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ» تَابَعَهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ  

[Machine] The translation is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with three units. In the first unit, he would recite "Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdika, tabarakasmuka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghairuka" (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name and exalted is Your majesty. There is no deity worthy of worship except You). In the second unit, he would recite "Qul ya ayyuhal kafirun" (Say, O disbelievers). And in the third unit, he would recite "Qul huwa Allahu ahad" (Say, He is Allah, the One). Then he would seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak (Al-Falaq) and seek refuge in the Lord of mankind (An-Nas)."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Tahiyyatul-Wudu (a prayer after performing ablution) consisting of five units (rak'ahs). He would not sit down except in the fifth unit, and he would only give the salaam (conclude the prayer) in the fifth unit.  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ» يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr (odd-numbered prayers) is a right, so whoever does not perform Witr is not among us."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»  

[Machine] Al-Bukhari said he has defects.  

قال البخاري عنده مناكير  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said: Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is better for you then the red camels (i.e. high breed camels). This is the witr which Allah has appointed for you between the night prayer and the daybreak. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1418)   

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ فَجَعَلَهَا لَكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ»  

"The Prophet would perform Witr with thirteen [Rak'ah]. When he was older and became weak he performed Witr with seven." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 457)   

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ فَلَمَّا كَبِرَ وَضَعُفَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»  

It was narrated from ʿAli ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ used to say at the end of his Witr ʿO Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot praise You enough, You are as You have praised Yourself.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 751)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ وِتْرِهِ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The two units of prayer at Fajr (dawn) are better than the whole world." And in the hadith of Yazid ibn Zurai, he said, "They are better than the world and everything in it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا جَمِيعًا» وَفِي حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زُرَيْعٍ «خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite the following in the two rak'ahs of the Fajr prayer:

"In the first rakah, recite from the verse, 'Say, "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael"' until the end of the verse [Al-Baqarah 136]. And in the second rakah, recite from the verse, 'Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you"' until the words 'And bear witness that we are Muslims' [Al-Imran 64]."  

أَكْثَرُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ {قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ} [البقرة 136] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ {قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ} [آل عمران 64] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ} [آل عمران 52]  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever forgets the two Rak'ahs of Fajr prayer should pray them when the sun rises."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ نَسِيَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيُصَلِّهِمَا إِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ»  

[Machine] "The prayer was established, so I stood up to perform the two units of prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ attracted my attention and said, "Do you pray Fajr as four units?"  

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَقُمْتُ أُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَجَذَبَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَتُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ أَرْبَعًا؟»  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: It was narrated to the Prophet ﷺ that he was asked, "Which prayer is best after the obligatory prayers?" And, "Which fasting is best after the month of Ramadan?" He replied, "The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the prayer in the middle of the night. And the best fasting after the month of Ramadan is the fasting in the month of Allah, Muharram."  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَرْفَعْهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ؟ وَأَيُّ الصِّيَامِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ الصَّلَاةُ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ»  

“Ishaq bin Mansur narrated to us, from Isra’il” with this (Another chain) Bilal narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Hold fast to Qiyam al-Lail, for it is the practice of the righteous before you, and indeed Qiyam al-Lail is a means of nearness to Allah, a means of prevention from sin, an expiation for bad deeds, and a barrier for the body against disease.” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3549)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «عَلَيْكُمْ بِقِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ دَأَبُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَهُوَ قُرْبَةٌ لَكُمْ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَمُكَفِّرٌ لِلسَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَنْهَاةٌ عَنِ الْإِثْمِ»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ found something one night. When morning came, it was said, "O Messenger of Allah, the signs of pain are evident on you." He said, "Indeed, I am only facing what you see with the praise of Allah. I have recited the seven long surahs."  

وَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَثَرَ الْوَجَعِ عَلَيْكَ يَتَبَيَّنُ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِنَّمَا عَلَى مَا تَرَوْنَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ السَّبْعَ الطِّوَالَ»  

Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not leave it. Whenever he fell ill or lethargic, he would offer it sitting. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1307)   

لِي عَائِشَةُ لَا تَدَعْ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ لَا يَذَرُهُ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرِضَ أَوْ كَسِلَ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا»  

[Machine] Shu'bah praised and mentioned a narration that had a similar chain of transmission and content altogether.  

ثنا شُعْبَةُ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ الْإِسْنَادَ وَالْمَتْنَ جَمِيعًا  

[Machine] Abu Al-Muwajjah praised Abdan who praised Abu Hamzah who narrated from Al-A'mash who narrated from Abu Salih who narrated from Abu Hurairah, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever preserves these prescribed prayers will not be recorded among the heedless, and whoever recites one hundred verses in a night will be recorded among the devout."  

ثنا أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدَانُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ»  

[Machine] On the authority of his father Abu Abdullah Salman Al-Agharr, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever performs the night prayer and recites one hundred verses, they will not be counted among the heedless, and whoever performs the night prayer and recites two hundred verses, they will be counted among the devout and sincere."  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ سَلْمَانَ الْأَغَرِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَلَّى فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِمِائَةِ آيَةٍ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَمَنْ صَلَّى فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِمِائَتَيْ آيَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُكْتَبُ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ الْمُخْلَصِينَ»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was descending from 'Ukaz. So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there any invocation closer (to Allah) than another, or a time that should be observed, or something that should be mentioned?" He said, "Yes, indeed. The closest that a servant can be to his Lord is during the last third of the night. If you can be among those who remember Allah during that time, then do so."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ بِعُكَاظٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ مِنْ دَعْوَةٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْ أُخْرَى أَوْ سَاعَةٌ تَبْقَى أَوْ يَنْبَغِي ذِكْرُهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ أَقْرَبَ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ»  

[Machine] Indeed, Allah guided His Prophet to a proof, so he said to them, "Guide me to what my Prophet ﷺ guided to." So, they said, "Indeed, Allah guided him to the Night Prayer."  

أَنَّ اللَّهَ دَلَّ نَبِيَّهُ عَلَى دَلِيلٍ فَقَالَ لَهُنَّ ادْلُلْنَنِي عَلَى مَا دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ فَقُلْنَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ دَلَّهُ عَلَى قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, and awakens his wife; if she refuses, he should sprinkle water on her face. May Allah have mercy on a woman who gets up at night and prays, and awakens her husband; if he refuses, she would sprinkle water on his face. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1308)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّى وَأَيْقَظَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَإِنْ أَبَتْ نَضَحَ فِي وَجْهِهَا الْمَاءَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأَةً قَامَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّتْ وَأَيْقَظَتْ زَوْجَهَا فَإِنْ أَبَى نَضَحَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْمَاءَ»  

Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: What have you to do with his prayer? He would pray, then sleep as long as he had prayed, till morning. She then described his recitation and did so with an exposition word by word. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1466)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ وَمَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتُهُ؟ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بِقَدْرِ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ» وَنَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ «قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

[Machine] "He used to raise his voice in recitation during the night and lower it [during the day], and he would mention that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do the same."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ «إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ طَوْرًا وَخَفَضَهُ طَوْرًا» وَكَانَ يَذْكُرُ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ»