Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 1 Kharijab bin Hudhafah narrated: “Allah’s Messenger came out to us and he said: ‘Indeed Allah has assisted you with a Salat that is better for you than red camels: Al-Witr which Allah made for you between the Isha prayer till Al-Fajr has begun.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، […]
Jami’ at-Tirmidhi is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi. It is notable for its classification of hadith based on authenticity and legal relevance, and includes commentary on the reliability of narrators and juristic differences among scholars.
Book 3, The Book on Al-Witr, discusses the Witr prayer, including its importance, timing, and how it is performed as part of night prayers.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 2 Ali said: “Al-Witr is not incumbent like your obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah of Allah’s Messenger who said: “Indeed Allah is Witr (One), and He loves Al-Witr, so perform Al-Witr O people of the Qur’an.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 3 Sufyan Ath-Thawri and others reported from Abu Ishaq, from Asim bin Damrah, that : Ali said: “Al-Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah which Allah’s Messenger practiced.” وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، وَغَيْرُهُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 4 Abu Hurairah narrated: “Allah’s Messenger ordered me to perform Al-Witr before sleeping.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ أَبِي عَزَّةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ الأَزْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أُوتِرَ قَبْلَ […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 5 Masruq narrated that : he asked Aishah about the Witr of the Prophet. She said: “He would perform Witr during all of the night; (either) its beginning, its middle, or its end. So when he died, his Witr ended, during the approachof As-Sahar.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 6 Umm Salamah narrated: “The Prophet would perform Witr with thirteen . When he was older and became weak he performed Witr with seven.” حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوتِرُ […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 7 Aishah narrated: “The night prayer of Allah’s Messenger was thirteen Rak’ah, five of which were his Witr, not sitting in any of them except at the end of them. When the Mu’adh-dhin called the Adhan he would stand to perform two light (Rak’ah).” حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْكَوْسَجُ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 8 Ali narrated: “Allah’s Messenger would perform Al-Witr with three, reciting nine Surah from the Mufassal in them, reciting three Surah in each Rak’ah with Say: “Allah is One.” At the end of them.”Muhammad bin Sirin said: “They would perform Al-Witr with five, with three, and with one Rak’ah, and […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 9 Anas bin Sirin narrated that : he asked Ibn Umar about the length of the two Rak’ah (before) Al-Fajr. He said: “The Prophet would pray two and two during the night, and he would perform Al-Witr with one Rak’ah. And he would pray two Rak’ah while he was hearing […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 10 Ibn Abbas narrated: “Allah’s Messenger would recite during Al-Witr: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High’ and, ‘Say: O you disbelievers!’ and, ‘Say: Allah is One,’ in each Rak’ah.” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 11 Abdul-Aziz bin Juraij said: “I asked Aishah about what (recitation) Allah’s Messenger would perform Al-Witr with. She said: ‘In the first he would recite: Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High, in the second: Say: O you disbelievers!, and in the third: Say: Allah is One” and, […]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 3, Hadith 12 Al-Hasan bin Ali said: “Allah’s Messenger taught me some phrases to say during Al-Witr (Allahummahdini fiman hadait, wa a’fini fiman afait, wa tawallani fiman tawallait, wa barik Li fima atait, wa qini sharra ma qadait, fa Innaka taqdi wa la yuqda Alaik, wa innahu la yadhillu man walait, tabarakta […]