[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Witr (an odd number of units of prayer) is a right (obligatory). So whoever wishes to perform Witr with five (units of prayer), let them do so. And whoever wishes to perform Witr with three (units), let them do so. And whoever wishes to perform Witr with one (unit), let them do so. And whoever finds it difficult, let them gesture with their head."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِهَا وَمَنْ شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُومِئْ إِيمَاءً» *  

[Machine] The translation of the given phrase from Arabic to English is as follows: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever experiences dawn and does not perform the Witr prayer, there is no Witr for him.'"  

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

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed eight units and the Witr prayer with us in the month of Ramadan. When it was time for childbirth, we gathered in the mosque and hoped that he would come out to us. But he did not come out until we entered the mosque and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we gathered in the mosque and hoped that you would pray with us." He said, "I feared that the Witr prayer might be made obligatory upon you, or that it might become difficult for you."  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْتَرَ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَجَوْنَا أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَيْنَا فَلَمْ نَزَلْ فِيهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْنَا ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَجَوْنَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِنَا فَقَالَ «إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَوْ كَرِهْتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْوِتْرُ*»  

“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 «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said, "Witr prayer is an obligation. Whoever wishes to perform it with five [units], let them do so. Whoever wishes to perform it with three [units], let them do so. Whoever wishes to perform it with one [unit], let them do so. And whoever finds it difficult, let them make a gesture [to indicate their intention]."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِهَا وَمَنْ غَلَبَهُ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُومِئْ إِيمَاءً»  

Nafi' said: Ibn Umar used to lengthen his prayer before the Friday prayer and would offer two rak'ahs after it in his house. He used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would do that. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1128)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ»  

“I was with Ibn ‘Umar and I lagged behind and prayed Witr. He said: ‘What kept you?’ I said: ‘I was praying Witr.’ He said: ‘Do you not have the best of examples in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?’ I said: ‘Of course.’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Witr while riding his camel.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1200)   

كُنْتُ أَسِيرُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بِطَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ الصُّبْحَ نَزَلْتُ فَأَوْتَرْتُ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ خَشِيتُ الْفَجْرَ فَنَزَلْتُ فَأَوْتَرْتُ فَقَالَ «أَلَيْسَ لَكَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُسْوَةٌ؟ » فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى الْبَعِيرِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "Whoever catches the morning prayer (Fajr) and does not offer the Witr prayer, there is no Witr prayer for them."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَلَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَا وِتْرَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us eight units of prayer and performed the Witr prayer during the month of Ramadan. When the approaching night came, we gathered in the mosque and hoped that he would come out and pray with us. We waited there until morning and then said, "O Messenger of Allah, we hoped that you would come out and pray with us." He said, "I disliked or feared that the Witr prayer would be made obligatory on you."  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْتَرَ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَجَوْنَا أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِنَا فَأَقَمْنَا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجَوْنَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ فَتُصَلِّيَ بِنَا قَالَ «إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَوْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْوِتْرُ»  

"A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: 'O Messenger of Allah, how many prayers has Allah enjoined upon His slaves?' He said: 'Allah has enjoined upon His slaves (five) prayers.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything before them or after them?' He said: 'Allah has enjoined upon His salves (five) prayers.' The man swore that he would not do anything more or less than that. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If he is speaking the truth he will most certainly enter Paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 459)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ» قَالَ هَلْ قَبْلَهُنَّ أَوْ بَعْدَهُنَّ شَيْءٌ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ صَلَوَاتٍ خَمْسًا» قَالَ فَحَلَفَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّهِ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَلَا يَنْقُصُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنْ صَدَقَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

“I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Five prayers that Allah has enjoined upon His slaves, so whoever does them, and does not omit anything out of negligence, on the Day of Resurrection Allah will make a covenant with him that He will admit him to Paradise. But whoever does them but omits something from them out of negligence, will not have such a covenant with Allah; if He wills He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1401)   

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ الْوِتْرُ وَاجِبٌ كَوُجُوبِ الصَّلَاةِ فَأَتَى عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ افْتَرَضَهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ لَمْ يَنْتَقِصْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا جَاعِلٌ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَهْدًا أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ وَقَدِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ شَيْءٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ غَفَرَ لَهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed. (Using translation from Muslim 233a)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ كَفَّارَاتٌ لَمَّا بَيْنَهُنَّ مَا لَمْ تُغْشَ الْكَبَائِرُ»  

When Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Muʿadh to Yemen, he said (to him), "YOU are going to people of a (Divine) Book. First of all invite them to worship Allah (alone) and when they come to know Allah, inform them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers in every day and night; and if they start offering these prayers, inform them that Allah has enjoined on them, the Zakat. And it is to be taken from the rich amongst them and given to the poor amongst them; and if they obey you in that, take Zakat from them and avoid (don't take) the best property of the people as Zakat." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1458)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ تَقْدُمُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَلْيَكُنْ أَوَّلَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهِ عِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا عَرَفُوا اللَّهَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمِهِمْ وَلَيْلَتِهِمْ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوهُ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَكَاةً تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا أَطَاعُوا بِهَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهُمْ وَتَوَقَّ كَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] "When the Prophet ﷺ would fall ill and could not perform the night prayer, he would pray twelve units of prayer during the day."  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا مَرِضَ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»  

Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be. upon him) used to observe Nafl (supererogatory) prayer on his ride no matter in what direction it turned its face, and he observed Witr too on it, but did not observe obligatory prayer on it. (Using translation from Muslim 700i)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ قِبَلَ أَيِّ وَجْهٍ تَوَجَّهَ وَيُوتِرُ عَلَيْهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ» قَالَ سَالِمٌ «وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ يَسِيرُ لَا يُبَالِي حَيْثُ كَانَ وَجْهُه»  

It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr with three raka’hs (Using translation from Aḥmad 685)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] The translation in English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with one unit (rak'ah)."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ performed one unit of Witr prayer."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

"We were with Sa'eed bin Al-'Asi in Tabaristan, and Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman was with us. He said: 'Which of you offered the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' Hudhaifah said: 'I did.' So Hudhaifah stood and the people formed two rows behind him, one row behind him and one row facing the enemy. He led those who were behind him in praying one rak'ah, then they went and took the place of the others, and the others came and he led them in praying one rak'ah, and they did not make it up." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1530)  

أَيُّكُمْ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ؟ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَنَا قَالَ «فَقَامَ حُذَيْفَةُ وَصَفَّ النَّاسَ خَلْفَهُ صَفَّيْنِ صَفًّا خَلْفَهُ وَصَفًّا مُوَازِيَ الْعَدُوِّ فَصَلَّى بِالَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ هَؤُلَاءِ مَكَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَلَمْ يَقْضُوا»  

[Machine] He heard Ibn Umar say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the night prayer, and he replied, "One of you should pray two units, two units, until he fears the dawn, then he should perform a prostration that prolongs what he has prayed."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى حَتَّى إِذَا خَشِيَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً تُوتِرُ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى»  

It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr with three raka’hs (Using translation from Aḥmad 685)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] The translation of the Arabic phrase "أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ" into English is: "The Prophet ﷺ performed a single unit of prayer before going to sleep."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, "Do not perform Witr (an odd number of units of prayer) with three (units of prayer), rather perform it with five or seven. And do not resemble the Maghrib prayer."  

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

How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during Ramadhan ? She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhan. He would pray four rak'ahs. Do not ask about their elegance and length. He then would pray for rak'ahs. Do not ask about their alegance and length. Then he would pray three rak'ahs. 'Aishah said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing witr ? He replied: 'Aishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1341)  

أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ يَزِيدُ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ؟ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي»  

Between the time when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the night prayer till the dawn broke, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two and observing the witr with a single one, and during that he would make a prostration about as long a one of you would take to recite fifty verses before raising his head. When the mu'adhdhin finished making the call for the dawn prayer, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs, then he lay down on his right side till the mu'adhdhin came to him (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1336)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ يَنْصَدِعَ الْفَجْرُ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَمْكُثُ فِي سُجُودِهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ الرَّجُلُ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْأَذَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two Rak'ahs of Witr after which he would say, 'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High' and 'Say, O disbelievers' and in the Witr, he would recite 'Say: He is Allah, the One', and 'Say: I take refuge in the Lord of daybreak' and 'Say: I take refuge in the Lord of mankind'."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ يُوتِرُ بَعْدَهَا سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to separate between the two prostrations in prayer and the odd units."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ»  

[Machine] The Prophetﷺ used to separate between the two units of prayer known as "Shaf'a" and "Witr" by uttering the "tasleem" out loud for us to hear.  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ يُسْمِعُنَاهُ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given text, «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ يُسْمِعُنَاهُ», into English is: "The Messenger of Allahﷺ used to separate between the two units of prayer of Ishaa (night prayer) and the odd-numbered prayer (Witr) with a audible Tashahhud (salutation)."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ يُسْمِعُنَاهُ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Witr and recite: ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High.’, [Al-A’la (87)] ‘Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and ‘Say: Allah is One.”. [Al-Ikhlas (112)] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1171)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing a witr out of that with five, he did not sit during the five except the last and then gave the salutation. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Numair reported it from Hisham recently. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1338)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Witr prayer with five (rak'ahs) and also used to perform Witr prayer with seven (rak'ahs)."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَأَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Sunnah prayers of five units and would not sit down except in the last one of them."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَقْعُدُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic sentence into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform five Rak'ahs of voluntary prayer (Tahajjud) and would not sit down in any of the five units except in the last one, he would sit and then make the Salam (the final salutation)."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ»  

"I said: 'O Mother of the believers! Tell me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' She said: 'We used to prepare his siwak and water for purification, then Allah (SWT) would wake him when He willed to wake him at night. He would use the siwak and perform wudu, then pray eith rak'ahs; not sitting until the eighth rak'ah, when he would sit and remember Allah (SWT) and call upon Him. Then he would say the taslim loud enough for us to hear.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1315)   

عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «كُنَّا نُعِدُّ لَهُ سِوَاكَهُ وَطَهُورَهُ فَيَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ لِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي سَبْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا عِنْدَ السَّادِسَةِ فَيَجْلِسُ وَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَدْعُو»  

[Machine] The translation of the given text from Arabic to English is as follows: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform nine units of Taraweeh prayer. After completing the eighth unit, he would sit and praise and remember Allah, make supplications, then he would stand up without saying the final salutation, and he would pray the ninth unit, remembering Allah and making supplications, then he would complete the prayer in a way that we could hear it. After that, he would pray two units of prayer while sitting."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَوْتَرَ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَمْ يَقْعُدْ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ وَيَذْكُرُهُ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ وَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَاهُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

“I asked ‘Aishah about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: ‘He prayed Witr at every part of the night, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end, when he died (he would perform it) just before dawn.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1185)   

عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «كُلُّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوَّلُهُ وَأَوْسَطُهُ فَانْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ حِينَ مَاتَ إِلَى السَّحَرِ»  

[Machine] I asked Aisha when the Prophet ﷺ used to perform the Sunnah prayer after Isha. She said, "When he heard the rooster crowing, and he used to persistently perform it even if it was little."  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ مَتَى كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُوتِرُ؟ قَالَتْ «إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ يَعْنِي الدِّيكَ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَيْهِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

Make haste to observe the witr prayer before morning. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1436)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «بَادِرُوا الصُّبْحَ بِالْوِتْرِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr, "When do you pray the Witr prayer?" He said, "I pray Witr and then sleep." The Prophet said, "You have preferred determination." Then he asked Umar, "When do you pray the Witr prayer?" He said, "I sleep and then get up at night to pray Witr." The Prophet said, "You have chosen the action of the strong."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟ » قَالَ أُوتِرُ ثُمَّ أَنَامُ قَالَ «بِالْحَزْمِ أَخَذْتَ» وَسَأَلَ عُمَرَ «مَتَى تُوتِرُ؟ » قَالَ أَنَامُ ثُمَّ أَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَوْتِرُ قَالَ «فِعْلَ الْقَوِيِّ أَخَذْتَ»  

Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I asked Aisha: Have you seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 226)   

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَرَأَيْتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكَانَ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ؟ قَالَتْ «رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ» قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ؟ قَالَتْ «رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ» قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَرَأَيْتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَكَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِصَلَاتِهِ أَمْ يُخَافِتُ بِهَا؟ قَالَتْ «رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ بِصَلَاتِهِ وَرُبَّمَا خَافَتَ بِهَا» قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً  

"In the first rak'ah of witr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: "GLorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High;" in the second; "Say: O you disbelievers!" and in the third; "Say: He is Allah, (the) One." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1700)   

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِنَ الْوِتْرِ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] My father visited me one day in Ramadan, and he stayed with us and broke his fast. Then he prayed with us that night and performed the Witr prayer. After that, he went down to his mosque and prayed with his companions. Then a man came forward and said, "Perform Witr with your companions, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'There should not be two Witr prayers in one night.'"  

زَارَنِي أَبِي يَوْمًا فِي رَمَضَانَ فَأَمْسَى عِنْدَنَا وَأَفْطَرَ فَقَامَ بِنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ وَأَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهِ فَصَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ أَوْتِرْ بِأَصْحَابِكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ»  

Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in Witr: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High;" and "Say: O you disbelievers!;' and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.' And when he said the salam, he would say: Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy) three times." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1729)  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ