Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 1 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah is single (witr) and loves what is single, so observe the witr, you who follow the Qur’an. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، – رضى الله عنه – قَالَ قَالَ […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 8, The Witr Prayer, discusses the rulings, timing, and manner of performing the Witr prayer.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 2 The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: A bedouin said: What are you saying ? He replied: This is neither for you, nor for your companions. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 3 Narrated Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Adawi: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said: Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is better for you then the red camels (i.e. high breed camels). This is the witr which Allah has appointed for you […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 4 Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not belong to us; the witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not belong to us; the witr […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 5 Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: Ibn Muhayriz said: A man from Banu Kinanah, named al-Makhdaji, heard a person called AbuMuhammad in Syria, saying: The witr is a duty (wajib). Al-Makhdaji said: So I went to Ubadah ibn as-Samit and informed him. Ubadah said: AbuMuhammad told a lie. I heard […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 6 Ibn ‘Umar said: A man who lived in the desert asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer at night. He made a sign with his two fingers-in this way in pairs. The witr consists of one rak’ah towards the end in night. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 7 Narrated AbuAyyub al-Ansari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The witr is a duty for every Muslim so if anyone wishes to observe it with five rak’ahs, he may do so; if anyone wishes to observe it with three, he may do so, and if anyone wishes to observe it […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 8 Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka’b: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe witr with (reciting) “Glorify the name of thy Lord, the most High” (Surah 87), “Say O disbelievers” (Surah 109), and “Say, He is Allah, the One, Allah, the eternally besought of all” (112). حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 9 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: AbdulAziz ibn Jurayj said: I asked Aisha, mother of the believers: With which (surah) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe witr? (She reported same as in the Hadith of Ubayy ibn Ka’b, No. 1418) This version adds: In the third rak’ah he […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 10 Narrated Al-Hasan ibn Ali: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me some words that I say during the witr. (The version of Ibn Jawwas has: I say them in the supplication of the witr.) They were: “O Allah, guide me among those Thou hast guided, grant me security […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 11 The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted by Abu Ishaq with the same chain and to the same effect. In the last of this tradition he said: The version has the words: “He would recite the supplication of the witr.” He did not mention the words: “I say them […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 12 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say at the end of his witr: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy anger, and in Thy forgiveness from Thy punishment, and I seek refuge in Thy mercy from Thy wrath. I […]