Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
hakim:1140Ṣāliḥ b. Muḥammad b. Ḥabīb al-Ḥāfiẓ > Shaybān b. Farrūkh b. Abū Shaybah > Abān > Qatādah > Zurārah b. Awfá > Saʿd b. Hishām > ʿĀʾishah

[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."  

الحاكم:١١٤٠مَا أَخْبَرْنَاهُ أَبُو نَصْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الْفَقِيهُ بِبُخَارَى ثنا صَالِحُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ الْحَافِظُ ثنا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَبَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

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