[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»  

[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  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr (the nightly odd numbered prayer) is a right (that it should be performed)." Then the narrated something similar.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ» فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ  

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

«الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ» فَذَكَرَهُ مَوْقُوفًا عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ  

Perhaps I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying witr (odd numbered night prayer) while the people were standing for Fajr prayer.  

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

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with three rakahs, and he would do the taslim only in the last rakah. And this is the Witr prayer of Amir al-Muminin, Umar b. al-Khattab"  

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

[Machine] Urwa wrote to Al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ married Aisha after the death of Khadijah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw Aisha in a dream three times, and it was said to him, 'This is your wife Aisha.' Aisha was six years old on the day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ married her and he consummated the marriage with her. He then brought her to Medina when she was nine years old. Aisha, the mother of the believers, passed away on a Tuesday night after the Witr prayer. She was buried on the same night at Baqi' cemetery, fifteen nights into Ramadan. Abu Huraira performed her funeral prayer, while Marwan was absent, and Abu Huraira took charge after him."  

أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ كَتَبَ إِلَى الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ «وَنَكَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ مُتَوَفًّى خَدِيجَةَ عَائِشَةَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُرِيَهَا فِي الْمَنَامِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ يُقَالُ هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ عَائِشَةُ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَوْمَ نَكَحَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِنْتَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ بَنَى بِهَا وَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَهِيَ بِنْتُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ وَمَاتَتْ عَائِشَةُ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَيْلَةَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْوِتْرِ وَدُفِنَتْ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهَا بِالْبَقِيعِ لِخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَكَانَ مَرْوَانُ غَائِبًا وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَخْلُفُهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Bilal to give the call to prayer and perform the qiyam (night prayer). The two shaykhs did not mention this context, but it is correct according to their condition.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَرَ بِلَالًا أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الْأَذَانَ وَيُوتِرَ الْإِقَامَةَ» «وَالشَّيْخَانِ لَمْ يُخَرِّجَا بِهَذِهِ السِّيَاقَةِ وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا»  

[Machine] Regarding the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it was said, "He used to pray eight rak'ahs, then perform Witr prayer. Then he would pray two rak'ahs while sitting, then he would stand and recite (the Quran). Then he would bow and perform two rak'ahs between the call to prayer (Adhan) and the start of the prayer (Iqamah) of Fajr (dawn prayer)."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ « كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ»  

He observed thirteen rak'ahs (in the night prayer). He observed eight rak'ahs and would then observe Witr and then observe two rak'ahs sitting, and when he wanted to bow he stood up and then bowed down, and then observed two rak'ahs in between the Adhan and lqama of the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Muslim 738b)   

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَيَقْرَأُ وَيَرْكَعُ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ» تَابَعَهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ  

[Machine] "The prayers for traveling and residing were prescribed as two units. However, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ established the prayer, he prayed four units. The Fajr prayer was left behind due to the lengthy recitation, and the Maghrib prayer was left behind because it is the odd prayer of the day."  

«فُرِضَتْ صَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ وَالْحَضَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَانِ رَكْعَتَانِ وَتُرِكَتْ صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ لِطُولِ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَصَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ لِأَنَّهَا وِتْرُ النَّهَارِ»  

[Machine] A man called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I was between them, asked: "How is the night prayer?" He said, "Two by two. When you fear the approaching dawn, then pray one rakah and make two prostrations before dawn."  

نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا بَيْنَهُمَا كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ «مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَصَلِّ وَاحِدَةً وَسَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ»  

[Machine] Regarding the night prayer of the Prophet (PBUH), it was reported that "When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed Isha (night prayer), he would perform two extra rak'ahs (units of prayer) and then sleep. He would have his ablution and toothbrush next to his head. He would then wake up, use the toothbrush, perform ablution, pray, and perform two additional rak'ahs. Then he would stand and pray eight rak'ahs, reciting the Quran evenly among them. He would then perform the witr prayer with the ninth rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting. When the Prophet (PBUH) would shorten his recitation, he would decrease the number of rak'ahs in the eight rak'ah prayer to six. He would perform the witr prayer with the seventh rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting, reciting Surah Al-Kafirun in them and Surah Az-Zalzalah."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ تَجَوَّزَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ طَهُورُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي وَيَتَجَوَّزُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمُ جَعَلَ الثَّمَانَ سِتًّا وَيُوتِرُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ»  

[Machine] Regarding the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ at night, it is narrated that Aisha said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two raka'ahs after Isha prayer, then he would sleep. His purification and toothbrush would be near his head. He would wake up, perform ablution, pray, and then perform two more raka'ahs. Then he would stand and pray eight raka'ahs, reciting equally in each of them. Afterward, he would perform the Witr prayer with the ninth raka'ah, followed by two raka'ahs while sitting. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Witr prayer and took the meat, he made the eight raka'ahs together as six. He then performed the Witr prayer with the seventh raka'ah, followed by two raka'ahs while sitting in which he recited "Say, O disbelievers" and "When the earth is shaken."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ تَجَوَّزَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ طَهُورُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي وَيَتَجَوَّزُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمُ جَعَلَ الثَّمَانِ سِتًّا وَيُوتِرُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ»  

"My father narrated to me: 'The Night of Al-Qadr was mentioned in the presence of Abu Bakrah, so he said: "I do not search for it due to something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah, except for during the last ten (nights); for indeed I heard him say: 'Search for it when nine remain, or; when seven remain, or; when five remain, or; during the last three nights.'" He (Uyainah) said: "During the twenty (nights) of Ramadan, Abu Bakrah used to perform Salat just as he performed Salat during the rest of the year. But when the (last) ten began, he would struggle (performing more Salat during the night)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 794)   

ذُكِرَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِطَالِبِهَا إِلَّا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ بَعْدَ حَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فِي سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ فِي آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ» فَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِشْرِينَ إِلَّا كَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سَائِرِ السَّنَةِ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ اجْتَهَدَ  

[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»  

[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  

[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»  

[Machine] “We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and he said, ‘Indeed, this journey is difficult and burdensome. So, when someone among you wants to rest, let him perform two units of prayer, for if he wakes up, they will be for him.’”  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ هَذَا السَّفَرَ جُهْدٌ وَثُقْلٌ فَإِذَا أَوْتَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَإِلَّا كَانَتَا لَهُ»  

I used to sleep with my legs in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he would offer his prayer at night (i.e. tahajjud prayer offered towards the end of the night.). When he prostrated himself he struck my legs, and I drew them up and he then prostrated. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 712)   

بِئْسَمَا عَدَلْتُمُونَا بِالْكَلْبِ وَالْحِمَارِ لَقَدْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ غَمَزَنِي»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray during the night while I was asleep between him and the qibla, and when he reached Witr, he would awaken me."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَنَا نَائِمَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْوِتْرِ أَيْقَظَنِي»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase into English is: "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray at night, and I was between him and the qibla. When he wanted to perform the Witr prayer, he would wake me up, and I would also perform the Witr prayer."  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَنَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ أَيْقَظَنِي فَأَوْتَرْتُ»  

"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»  

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»  

[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»  

[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] "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] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it recommended to sleep after Witr?" He said, "O Aisha, indeed, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِعْظَامًا لِلْوِتْرِ تَنَامُ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ؟ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنِي تَنَامُ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever fulfills the five daily prayers, perfecting them, will have no deficiency in his rights with Allah. He will have a covenant with Allah that he will not be punished. And whoever fulfills them, but with some deficiencies in his rights, will not have a covenant with Allah. If Allah wills, He will have mercy on him, and if He wills, He will punish him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ جَاءَ بِالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ قَدْ أَكْمَلَهُنَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مِنْ حَقِّهِنَّ شَيْئًا كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ وَقَدِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ حَقِّهِنَّ شَيْئًا فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ رَحِمَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began prayer with the takbir (Allah is most great) and with reciting “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe”. And when he bowed, he neither raised up nor lowered down his head, but kept it between the two (conditions). And when he raised his head after bowing, he did not prostrate himself until he stood up straight; and when he raised his head after prostration, he did not prostrate (the second time) until he sat down properly; and he recited al-tahiyyat after every pair of rak’ahs; and when he sat, he spread out his left foot and raised his right. He forbade to sit like the sitting of the devil, and to spread out to hands (on the ground in prostration) like animals. He used to finish prayer with uttering the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 783)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} وَكَانَ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ لَمْ يُشْخِصْ بَصَرَهُ وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْهُ وَلَكِنْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ جَالِسًا وَكَانَ يُوتِرُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَكَانَ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ التَّحِيَّةَ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى أَنْ يَفْرِشَ أَحَدُنَا ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ السَّبُعِ وَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to spend the middle ten days of Ramadan in retirement and devotion (i'tikaf) in the mosque. One year he had retirement and devotion in the mosque (as usual); when the twenty-first night came, and this night when he used to come out his devotion in the mosque, he said: He who has engaged himself in devotion along with me should do so during the last ten days; I saw that night, that was caused to forget it, but I have seen myself prostrating in water and mud on the morning following (that night), so seek it in the last ten days and seek it every night with an odd number. Abu sa'id said: Rain fell that night, the mosque that was thatched building dripped, and my eyes saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the traces of water and mud, on his forehead on the morning following the twenty-first night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1382)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الْوُسْطَى مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَاعْتَكَفَ عَامًا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ وَهِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي يَخْرُجُ صَبِيحَتَهَا مِنِ اعْتِكَافِهِ قَالَ «مَنِ اعْتَكَفَ مَعِي فَلْيَعْتَكِفَ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةُ ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ مِنْ صَبِيحَتِهَا فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ وَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي كُلِّ وِتْرٍ  

[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»  

[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*»  

[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»  

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»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to perform nine or ten units of non-obligatory prayers, without separating them with a greeting or speech.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ أَوْ عَشْرٍ لَا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِتَسْلِيمٍ وَلَا كَلَامٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perform the night prayer, O People of the Quran." An Arab man asked, "What does the Prophet ﷺ say?" He replied, "You are not one of its people."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ» فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا يَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perform the night prayer, O people of the Quran." A Bedouin man asked, "What does the Prophet ﷺ say?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "You are not one of them." This was narrated by Sufyan Ath-Thawri from Amr ibn Murrah and he transmitted it.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا يَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَرَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَهُ  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have woken up and have not performed the Witr prayer." The Prophet replied, "Verily, Witr is performed at night." The man persisted and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have woken up and have not performed the Witr prayer." The Prophet said, "Then, perform the Witr prayer."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ وَلَمْ أُوتِرْ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا الْوِتْرُ بِاللَّيْلِ» قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ وَلَمْ أُوتِرْ قَالَ «فَأَوْتِرْ»  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have woken up and have not performed the Witr prayer." The Prophet replied, "Verily, Witr is performed during the night in three or four units, so stand and perform Witr."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ وَلَمْ أَوْتِرْ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْوِتْرُ بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَوْ أَرْبَعًا قُمْ فَأَوْتِرْ  

"أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ؟ يَا نَبِىَّ اللهِ! أَصْبَحْتُ وَلمْ أُوتِر، فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا الوِتْرُ بِالَّليلِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، قُمْ فَأَوْتِرْ ".  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Al-Witr is the prayer that is performed between Isha prayer and Fajr prayer."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ «الْوِتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ»  

[Machine] "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said, Witr prayer is the prayer that is performed between the last prayer of Isha and the prayer of Fajr."  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ الْوِتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ صَلَاتَيْنِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah ibn Mas'ood calling out with the call of Al-Witr, the prayer that is performed between the prayers of Al-Isha and Al-Fajr. Whenever you perform it, it is excellent.  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يُنَادِي بِهِ نِدَاءً الْوِتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ مَتَى مَا أَوْتَرْتَ فَحَسَنٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Witr prayer is five or three or one. If you are unable to do so, then make a gesture." "This is the wording of the hadith of Ibn Sulayman."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ خَمْسٌ أَوْ ثَلَاثٌ أَوْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَوْمِئْ إِيمَاءً» «وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ»  

[Machine] "Witr is obligatory upon every Muslim, so whoever is able to perform Witr with five (units), then let him perform Witr. And whoever is not able to perform Witr with five (units), then let him perform Witr with three (units). And whoever is not able to perform Witr with three (units), then let him perform Witr with one (unit). And whoever is not able to perform Witr with one (unit), then let him make a gesture (as a substitute)."  

«الْوِتْرُ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيُومِئْ إِيمَاءً»  

[Machine] And about the Prophet ﷺ that he was asked about Shafa' and Witr (prayers). So he said, "Two days and one night - the day of Arafah and the day of sacrifice. And Witr is the night of sacrifice, the night of gathering."  

وَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ؟ فَقَالَ يَوْمَانِ وَلَيْلَةٌ يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ وَالْوِتْرُ لَيْلَةُ النَّحْرِ لَيْلَةُ جَمْعٍ