(17)

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever does not trim his mustache, he is not from one of us.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 13)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا  

[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»  

"إِنَّ الله وتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الوتْرَ، فمن لم يُوتِرْ فَلَيسَ مِنَّا".  

"الْوتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُوتِر فَلَيسَ مِنَّا".  

[Machine] "He (referring to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) was sitting with Ibn Umar at the market of the city, saying, 'The prayer of whoever misses it is as if his family and wealth have been taken away from him.' Ibn Umar said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ meant the Asr prayer.'"  

وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُ صَلَاةٌ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَتْرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَُ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هِي الْعَصْرُ۔»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever misses the prayer, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth." Hashim said in his narration, "So I asked Abu Bakr, what is this? He said, it is the afternoon prayer." Yazid also said in his narration, "So I asked, what is this prayer? He said, I do not know." Al-Zuhri said, as for this hadith that we have narrated from Abu Bakr, who narrated it from his father, who heard it from the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Whoever misses the prayer of Asr, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولََ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ مَا هَذِهِ؟ قَالَ الْعَصْرُ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِيقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَمَّا هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَاهُ [أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَحَدَّثَنَاهُ] سَالِمٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ  

[Machine] "Abdullah said: I heard it from Harun who narrated from Ibn Wahb who informed me that Yahya ibn Ayoub reported from Ubeidullah ibn Zahr who reported from Abdul Rahman ibn Rafi' al-Tanukhi, the judge of Ifriqiya, that Mu'adh ibn Jabal arrived in Sham (Greater Syria) and the people of Sham did not perform the Witr prayer. So Mu'awiyah asked him, 'Why do I see the people of Sham not performing the Witr prayer?' Mu'awiyah replied, 'Is it obligatory upon them?' Mu'adh said, 'Yes, I have heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying: My Lord has increased me with a prayer, which is Witr, and its time is from after 'Isha' prayer to the dawn.'"  

عَبْدُ اللهِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ التَّنُوخِيِّ قَاضِي إِفْرِيقِيَّةَ أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قَدِمَ الشَّامَ وَأَهْلُ الشَّامِ لَا يُوتِرُونَ فَقَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ مَا لِي أَرَى أَهْلَ الشَّامِ لَا يُوتِرُونَ؟ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَوَاجِبٌ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ زَادَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ صَلَاةً وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ وَقْتُهَا مَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ  

I visited 'Umar and he reached out and hit his wife. He said : O: Ash'ath, learn from me three things that I learned from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: Do not ask a man why he hit his wife, do not sleep until you pray Witr - and I forgot the third thing  

وَقَالَ يَا أَشْعَثُ احْفَظْ عَنِّي ثَلاثًا حَفِظْتُهُنَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْأَلِ الرَّجُلَ فِيمَ ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلا تَنَمْ إِلَّا عَلَى وَتْرٍ وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ  

[Machine] From the Prophet of Allah ﷺ : Do not ask a man about how he struck his wife, and do not sleep except on a mattress. I forgot the third part, and someone else narrated from Abu Dawood in this chain, from Abdulrahman Al-Musliy.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْأَلِ الرَّجُلَ فِيمَ ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلَا تَنَامَنَّ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ فِي هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُسْلِيِّ  

"عَنْ الأَشْعَث بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ: ضَيَّفْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَشْعَثُ: احْفَظْ عَنِّى ثَلاثًا حَفِظْتُهُنَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّه ﷺ : لَا تَسْأَلِ الرَّجُلَ فِيمَ ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ، وَلَا تَنَامَنَّ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ، وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ".  

[Machine] "Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that he used to perform the night prayer (Tahajjud) in the beginning, middle, and end of the night."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَآخِرِهِ  

[Machine] A man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ informed me, saying, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Verily, Allah has increased your prayers, so pray the Witr prayer after the 'Isha prayer until the Fajr prayer." Abu Basrah Al-Ghifari said, "Abu Tamim and I were sitting." He said, "Then Abu Basrah took my hand and we went to Abu Basrah's house and found him at the door of Amr ibn Al-'As's house. Abu Basrah said, 'O Abu Basrah, have you heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Verily, Allah has increased your prayers, so pray the Witr prayer after the 'Isha prayer until the Fajr prayer?" He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Did you hear it?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Did you hear it?' He said, 'Yes.'"  

أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ الْوَتْرُ الْوَتْرُ أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو تَمِيمٍ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ قَاعِدَيْنِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَصْرَةَ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الَّذِي يَلِي دَارَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ يَا أَبَا بَصْرَةَ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ الْوَتْرُ الْوَتْرُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] From Abu Basrah, a group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reported that they heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Indeed, Allah Almighty has increased your prayer, so pray it from the time after the Isha prayer until the Fajr prayer, and it is the Witr prayer." Abu Nasrah al-Ghifari said, "Abu Tamim and I were sitting, and Abu Dhar took my hand and we went to Abu Basrah. We found him at the door of the house of Amr. Abu Dhar said to him, 'O Abu Basrah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Indeed, Allah Almighty has increased your prayer, so pray it from the time after the Isha prayer until the Fajr prayer, and it is the Witr prayer'?' He replied, 'Yes.'"  

عَنْ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَدْ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ» وَأَنَّهُ أَبُو نُصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو تَمِيمٍ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ قَاعِدَيْنِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَصْرَةَ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ دَارِ عَمْرٍو فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ يَا أَبَا بَصْرَةَ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ الْوِتْرِ» ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] "I sat with a group of Quraysh and a man approached, and he began praying, bowing, prostrating, then standing, then bowing, and prostrating again without sitting. So, I said, "By Allah, I don't see him responding to Shaf' or Witr prayers." They said, "Why don't you approach him and ask him?" So, I stood up and said, "O Abdullah, I don't see you responding to Shaf' or Witr prayers." He said, "Certainly, Allah knows. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever prostrates to Allah in a single prostration, Allah writes for him a good deed, erases a sin for him, and raises him in rank.' So, I said, "Who are you?" He replied, "Abu Dharr." So, I returned to my companions and said, "May Allah reward you for the worst company. You ordered me to teach a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

قَعَدْتُ إِلَى نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ لَا يَقْعُدُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا أَرَى هَذَا يَدْرِي يَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ وِتْرٍ فَقَالُوا أَلَا تَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَتَقُولَ لَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ مَا أَرَاكَ تَدْرِي تَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ عَلَى وَتْرٍ؟ قَالَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يَدْرِي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَجَدَ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَحَطَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ خَطِيئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي فَقُلْتُ جَزَاكُمُ اللهُ مِنْ جُلَسَاءَ شَرًّا أَمَرْتُمُونِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I performed an act last night." The Prophet asked, "What is it?" He replied, "There were women with me in my house, and they told me that you don't recite the evening prayer. So, I led them in prayer and I prayed eight units of prayer and also the witr prayer." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent, and then he said, "We considered his silence as his approval of what he had done."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَارَسُولَ اللهِ عَمِلْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ عَمَلًا قَالَ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ نِسْوَةٌ مَعِي فِي الدَّارِ قُلْنَ لِي إِنَّكَ تَقْرَأُ وَلَا نَقْرَأُ فَصَلِّ بِنَا فَصَلَّيْتُ ثَمَانِيًا وَالْوَتْرَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَرَأَيْنَا أَنَّ سُكُوتَهُ رِضًا بِمَا كَانَ  

"جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَارَسُولَ الله عَمِلتُ "القبلة" (*) عَمَلًا، قَالَ: مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ: نِسْوَةٌ معِى فِى الدَّارِ، قُلنَ لي: إِنَّكَ تَقْرَأُ، وَلاَ تَقْرَأُ فَصَّلِ بِنَا فَصَلَّيْتُ ثَمَانِيًا والْوِتَر فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَرَأينَا أَنَّ سُكُوتَهُ رِضًى بِمَا كَانَ".  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about Shafa'a (intercession) and Witr (odd number prayers). He replied, "It is the prayer, some of it is Shafa'a, and some of it is Witr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ فَقَالَ هِيَ الصَّلَاةُ بَعْضُهَا شَفْعٌ وَبَعْضُهَا وَتْرٌ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "There are three obligations upon me and three voluntary acts for you: Witr prayer, sacrificing animals, and Dhuha prayer."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ثَلاثٌ هُنَّ عَلَيَّ فَرَائِضُ وَهُنَّ لَكُمْ تَطَوُّعٌ الْوَتْرُ وَالنَّحْرُ وَصَلاةُ الضُّحَى  

[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 Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "There are three obligations upon me, and you have voluntary acts of worship: performing the sacrifice, praying the Witr prayer, and performing the two Rak'ahs of Dhuha (forenoon prayer)."  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثَلَاثٌ هُنَّ عَلَيَّ فَرَائِضُ وَلَكُمْ تَطَوُّعٌ النَّحْرُ وَالْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَا الضُّحَى  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "Verily, Allah is odd (in number), and He loves odd numbers."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said: Indeed, Allah is One, and He loves odd numbers."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah is One and loves odd numbers."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ»  

"إِنَّ الله وتْرٌ، يُحِبُّ الوتْرَ ".  

[Machine] Narrated to me that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has added for you a prayer and it is Witr, so pray it between the night prayer (Isha) and the dawn prayer (Fajr)." Abu Tamim said, "Then Abu Dhar took my hand and we walked in the mosque to Abu Busrat. He said to him, 'Did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say what Umar said?' Abu Busrat said, 'I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'"  

حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ أَبُو تَمِيمٍ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَسَارَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَى أَبِي بَصْرَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا قَالَ عَمْرٌو؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] He entered upon the Mother of the Believers Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . She said, "He used to pray eight rak'ahs at night, then he would perform the witr prayer with the ninth, and he would pray two rak'ahs while sitting. She also mentioned his ablution, that he would stand up to perform his prayer and order for purification and use of miswak. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew old, he would pray six rak'ahs, then perform the witr prayer with the seventh, and pray two rak'ahs while sitting." She said, "He continued to do that until he passed away." I said, "I want to ask you about the voluntary fasting. What do you think about it?" She replied, "Do not do it. Haven't you heard what Allah says, 'And We sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and offspring' (Surah Ar-Rad 38). So do not seek solitude." He then left and while he was still on the outskirts of the city of Basrah, he fell ill and continued on until he arrived at the land of Makkah where he was martyred, performing the best of his deeds.  

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَذَكَرَتِ الْوُضُوءَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُومُ إِلَى صَلَاتِهِ فَيَأْمُرُ بِطَهُورِهِ وَسِوَاكِهِ فَلَمَّا بَدَّنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْتَرَ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَالَتْ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُبِضَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكِ عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ فَمَا تَرَيْنَ فِيهِ؟ قَالَتْ فَلَا تَفْعَلْ أَمَا سَمِعْتَ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً} [الرعد 38] فَلَا تَبَتَّلْ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ وَقَدْ فَقُهَ فَقَدِمَ الْبَصْرَةَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مُكْرَانَ فَقُتِلَ هُنَاكَ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ عَمَلِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to pray thirteen prostrations during the night, and he would mostly pray standing. But as he grew older and became heavier, he would pray mostly sitting. He would pray his prayer while I was lying in front of him on the bed on which he slept, until he wanted to make the Witr prayer. He would then gesture to me, and I would stand up and make the Witr prayer. After that, he would lie down until he would hear the call to prayer, then he would stand and make two quick prostrations, and then he would press his side against the ground before going out to pray.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً وَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ صَلَاتِهِ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَبُرَ وَثَقُلَ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ صَلَاتِهِ قَاعِدًا وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاتَهُ وَأَنَا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ الَّذِي يَرْقُدُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرِيدَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ فَيَغْمِزُنِي فَأَقُومُ فَيُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يَضْطَجِعُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُفَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُلْصِقُ جَنْبَهُ الْأَرْضَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] A man asked her, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his voice when he recited during the night?" She replied, "Yes, sometimes he would raise it, and sometimes he would lower it." He said, "All praise is due to Allah who has made flexibility in the religion." He then asked, "Did he perform the Witr prayer at the beginning of the night?" She replied, "Yes, sometimes he would perform Witr at the beginning of the night, and sometimes he would perform it at the end." He said, "All praise is due to Allah who has made flexibility in the religion."  

سَأَلَهَا رَجُلٌ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِذَا قَرَأَ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ رُبَّمَا رَفَعَ وَرُبَّمَا خَفَضَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الدِّينِ سَعَةً قَالَ فَهَلْ كَانَ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الدِّينِ سَعَةً  

[Machine] He heard Abu Hurairah say, "My beloved, ﷺ , advised me with three things, and I will not abandon them whether I am traveling or present: to not sleep except on my right side, to fast three days of every month, and to never miss the two units of Dhuha prayer, as it is the prayer of the devout."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي ﷺ بِثَلَاثٍ وَلَسْتُ بِتَارِكِهِنَّ فِي سَفَرٍ وَلَا حَضَرٍ أَنْ لَا أَنَامَ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ وَأَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَأَنْ لَا أَدَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ الْأَوَّابِينَ  

[Machine] My friend Abu Al-Qasim advised me with three things. I will not leave them during a journey or when present: fasting three days of each month, sleeping on a raised surface, and performing two units of prayer (Duha prayer). He then said, "Verily, Al-Hasan was ordered to place these two units of prayer for purifying oneself on the day of Friday."  

أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ بِثَلَاثٍ ﷺ لَسْتُ بِتَارِكِهِنَّ فِي سَفَرٍ وَلَا حَضَرٍ صَوْمِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَنَوْمٍ عَلَى وَتْرٍ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَ أُوهِمَ فَجَعَلَ رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى لِلْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ  

[Machine] "He heard Abu Huraira say: 'My beloved friend advised me with three things that I will never neglect. Firstly, to never sleep except after praying Witr (an additional prayer performed after Isha prayer). Secondly, to fast three days every month. And thirdly, to never abandon the two Rak'ahs of Dhuha (a voluntary prayer performed in the morning).' "  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي بِثَلَاثٍ لَسْتُ بِتَارِكِهِنَّ أَنْ لَا أَنَامَ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ وَأَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَأَنْ لَا أَدَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى  

"عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِى سُلَيْمَانَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ: أَوْصَانِى خَلِيلِى بِثَلَاثٍ: لَا أَنَامُ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ، وَأَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَأَن لَّا أَدَعَ رَكَعتَى الضُّحَى فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ الأَوَّابِينَ".  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The Maghrib prayer is the Witr prayer of the daytime, so perform the Witr prayer of the night. The Witr prayer of the night is to be performed in sets of two units, and the Witr prayer consists of a single unit at the end of the night."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ وِتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ فَأَوْتِرُوا صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ وَصَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوَتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "The night prayer is to be performed two by two, and when you fear the dawn, then perform one rak'ah. Indeed, Allah, the Most High, loves the odd number."  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَوَاحِدَةً إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ  

"صَلاة اللَّيلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِر بِوَاحِدَةٍ؛ فَإِنَّ الله وترٌ يُحِبُّ الْوتْرَ".  

[Machine] He was on a journey when his companion stopped to rest. Ibn Umar asked him, "Why don't you ride?" He replied, "I am performing the sunset prayer." Ibn Umar said, "Is it not the case that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a good example for you?"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبٌ لَهُ يُوتِرُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَا شَأْنُكَ لَا تَرْكَبُ؟ قَالَ أُوتِرُ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَلَيْسَلَكَ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ؟!  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah is One and loves the odd numbers. Nafi' said that Ibn Umar used to always perform acts of worship in odd numbers."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ قَالَ نَافِعٌ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَا يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا وِتْرًا  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase is: "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Witr prayer while he was riding."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said that the night prayer should be performed in pairs. And when the dawn approaches, complete your night prayer with an odd-numbered unit of prayer, which will serve as the Witr prayer for you. Abdullah used to perform the Witr prayer with only one unit.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الْفَجْرَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ تُوتِرُ لَكَ صَلَاتَكَ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ  

[Machine] "And indeed, I was with both of them in the gathering; however, I was young, so I did not memorize the conversation. They said, a man asked him about Witr (an odd-numbered prayer), so he mentioned the conversation and said, 'Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded to make the last prayer of the night Witr.'"  

وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمَا فِي الْمَجْلِسِ وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ صَغِيرًا فَلَمْ أَحْفَظِ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَا سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنِ الْوِتْرُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ أَنْ تُجْعَلَ آخِرَ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ الْوَتْرُ  

[Machine] "To pray at night, I used to offer one Rak'ah (unit of prayer) after the completion of my Witr (odd) prayer. Then I would pray two Rak'ahs (units of prayer) again and again. And when I finished my prayer, I would perform one Rak'ah of Witr. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded that the last prayer at night be Witr."  

أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ بِاللَّيْلِ شَفَعْتُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ مَا مَضَى مِنْ وِتْرِي ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُ صَلَاتِي أَوْتَرْتُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُجْعَلَ آخِرَ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ الْوَتْرُ  

[Machine] "A man said to Ibn Umar: Indeed, Abu Hurairah claims that Witr (an odd-numbered prayer performed after Isha prayer) is not obligatory. Ibn Umar replied: A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the night prayer (Tahajjud). He replied: The night prayer is to be performed in pairs of two rak'ahs, and if you fear the approach of dawn, perform one rak'ah of Witr."  

رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الْوَتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ؟ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ  

[Machine] That Abdullah used to pray at night and perform Witr (an optional prayer) while riding on his camel without caring about the direction he faced. He said, "I have seen Salim doing the same, and Nafi' informed me that Abdullah used to do it following the example of the Prophet ﷺ ."  

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي اللَّيْلِ وَيُوتِرُ رَاكِبًا عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ لَا يُبَالِي حَيْثُ وَجَّهَهُ قَالَ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَا سَالِمًا يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْثُرُ ذَلِكَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] He used to pray the last night prayer in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , then he would perform Witr prayer with one unit that he would not exceed. It is said to him, "Do you perform Witr with one unit that you do not exceed, O Abu Ishaq?" He would say, "Yes, indeed, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The one who does not sleep until he performs Witr is determined.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَتُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ؟ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الَّذِي لَا يَنَامُ حَتَّى يُوتِرَ حَازِمٌ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Witr at the beginning of the night and in the middle and at the end, then he persisted in praying it at the end of the night.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَفِي وَسَطِهِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ ثُمَّ ثَبَتَ لَهُ الْوَتْرُ فِي آخِرِهِ  

" عَن عَلِىٍّ قَال: كَانَ رَسولُ الله ﷺ يُوتِرُ فِى أَوَلَّ اللَّيلِ، وَفِى وَسَطِهِ وَفِى آخِرِهِ، ثُمَّ ثَبَتَ لَه الوِتْرُ فِى آخِرِهِ ".  

At different times of the night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Witr at the beginning, in the middle and at the end. Then he settled on praying Witr at the end of the night.  

مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَآخِرِهِ فَثَبَتَ الْوَتْرُ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr when the adhan was given and he prayed two rakʿahs when the iqamah was given.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عِنْدَ الْأَذَانِ وَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Witr at the time of the adhan and pray two rakʿahs of Fajr at the time of the iqamah.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ عِنْدَ الْأَذَانِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ عِنْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ  

The Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr at the time of the adhan and pray two rakʿahs at the time of the iqamah.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عِنْدَ الْأَذَانِ وَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ