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hakim:3921Abū Zakariyyā al-ʿAnbarī > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Salām > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. Salamah al-Jazarī > Khuṣayf > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Jarīr

[Machine] We asked Aisha, "What used to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite during the Witr prayer?" She replied, "In the first Rak'ah, he used to recite Surah Al-A'la (the Most High), in the second Rak'ah, Surah Al-Kafirun (the Disbelievers), and in the third Rak'ah, Surah Al-Ikhlas (the Unity) along with Surah Al-Falaq (the Dawn) and Surah An-Nas (Mankind)." Sa'id ibn Kathir ibn 'Ufair, who is a narrating authority among the people of Egypt, mentioned this Hadith and narration. I requested it at the time when I was writing a book about Witr prayer, but I did not find it. Later, I found it after Adh-Dhahabi stopped commenting on it in his summary.  

الحاكم:٣٩٢١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْبَأَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْجَزَرِيُّ ثنا خُصَيْفٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْنَا عَائِشَةَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْوِتْرِ؟ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكِ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ» قَدْ أَتَى إِمَامُ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَالرِّوَايَةِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عُفَيْرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ طَلَبْتُهَا وَقْتَ إِمْلَائِي كِتَابَ الْوِتْرِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهَا فَوَجَدْتُهَا بَعْدُ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  


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ahmad:25906Muḥammad b. Salamah > Khuṣayf > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Jurayj

“We asked ‘Aishah what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in Witr. She said: ‘He used to recite: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” [Al-A’la (87)] in the first Rak’ah, ‘Say: “O disbelievers!’” [Al- Kafirun (109)] in the second Rak’ah, and ‘Say: Allah is One’ in the third and the Mu’awwidhatain (Chapter 113, 114).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1173)  

أحمد:٢٥٩٠٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يُوتِرُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةَ بِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ  

bayhaqi:4854Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Zakariyyā al-ʿAnbarī > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Salām > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. Salamah al-Jazarī > Khuṣayf > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Jurayj

“We asked ‘Aishah what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in Witr. She said: ‘He used to recite: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” [Al-A’la (87)] in the first Rak’ah, ‘Say: “O disbelievers!’” [Al- Kafirun (109)] in the second Rak’ah, and ‘Say: Allah is One’ in the third and the Mu’awwidhatain (Chapter 113, 114).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1173)   

البيهقي:٤٨٥٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْجَزَرِيُّ ثنا خُصَيْفٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْنَا عَائِشَةَ بِأِيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْوِتْرِ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ