Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 186 Ibn ‘Umar reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Witr is a rak’ah at the end of the prayer. حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ […]
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Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 187 Ibn Umar reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Witr is a rak’ah at the end of the night prayer. وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 188 Abu Mijlaz reported: I asked Ibn ‘Abbas about the Witr prayer. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is a rak’ah at the end of the night prayer. وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 189 Ibn ‘Umar reported: A person called (the attention) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was in the mosque, and said: Messenger of Allah, how should I make the rak’ahs of the night prayer an odd number? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 190 Anas b. Sirin reported: I asked Ibn ‘Umar to tell me about the practice of the Prophet (ﷺ) in regard to two rak’ahs before the dawn prayer: Should I make lengthy recitation in them? He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe, the night prayer in pairs […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 191 Anas b. Sirin reported: I asked Ibn ‘Umar like this (as recorded in the previous hadith) and he made this addition:” And he (the Holy Prophet) made the end of the night prayer as odd number by one rak’ah.” And there is also (this addition):” Stop, stop, you are […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 192 Ibn ‘Umar reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The night prayer consists of pairs and when you see the approach of dawn, make this number odd by one rak’ah. It was said to Ibn ‘Umar: What does the (word) pair imply? He said: (It means) that salutation is uttered […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 193 Abu Sa’id (al Khudri) reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning. Abu Sa’id reported that they (the Prophet’s Companions) asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Witr (prayer). (In reply to their inquiry) he said: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 194 Abu Sa’id reported that they (some of the Companions) of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Witr. He said: Observe Witr before morning. وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو نَضْرَةَ الْعَوَقِيُّ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ، سَأَلُوا […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 195 Jabir reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone is afraid that he may not get up in the latter part of the night, he should observe Witr in the first part of it; and if anyone is eager to get up in the last part of it, he […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 196 Jabir reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who amongst you is afraid that he may not be able to get up at the end of the night should observe Witr (in the first part) and then sleep, and he who is confident of getting up and praying at […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 197 Jabir reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The most excellent prayer is that in which the duration of standing is longer. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ طُولُ […]