Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 205 of 372
Witr Prayer, its Time and Ruling
The Book of Virtues – Chapter 205 : Ahadith 1132 – 1138
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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1132 `Ali (bin Abu Talib) (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Witr prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed Salat (prayers), but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed it as his regular practice (Sunnah). He ﷺ said, “Allah is Witr (single, odd) and loves what is Witr. So perform Witr prayer. O followers of Qur’an, observe Witr (prayer).”[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].
1133 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed Witr prayer in every part of night at the beginning, middle and at the last part. He ﷺ, however, would finish his Witr prayer before dawn.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1134 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Make Witr prayer the last of your Salat at night.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1135 Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Perform Witr prayer before dawn.”[Muslim].
1136`Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to perform his voluntary prayer at night (i.e., Tahajjud prayer) while she was sleeping in front of him; and when the Witr prayer was yet to be observed, he would awaken her to perform her Witr prayer.[Muslim].
1137 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Hasten to perform the Witr prayer before dawn.”[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
1138 Jabir (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He who apprehends that he may not get up in the later part of the night, should observe the Witr prayer in the first part of it; and he who is certain to get up in the last part of it, he should observe Witr at the end of the night, because Salat at the end of the night is attended (by the angels), and that is better.”[Muslim].