It wasnarrated from Ubayy bin Ka’b that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto pray Witr and he would recite Qunut before Ruku’.

He was asked about Qunut intheSubh prayer, and he said: “We used to recite Qunut before Ruku’and afterwards.”

“I asked Anas bin Malik aboutQunut,and he said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited Qunut afterRuku’.’”

“I asked ‘Aishah about the Witr oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: ‘He prayed Witr at every partof the night, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end, when hedied (he would perform it) just before dawn.’”

“At every part of the night theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr, at the beginning and in themiddle, and finally his Witr was just before dawn.”

“Whoeveramong you fears that he will not wake up at the end of thenight, lethim pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then go tosleep.Whoever hopes that he will wake up at the end of the night, lethimpray Witr at the end of the night, for recitation (of the Qur’an)at the end of the night is attended (by the angels), and that isbetter.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever sleeps and misses Witr, or forgets it, let him prayitwhen morning comes, or when he remembers.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Pray Witr before morning comes.’”

“Witr is Haqq.* Whoever wishes let him pray Witr with five(Rak’ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with three (Rak’ah),and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with one (Rak’ah).”

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘OMother of the Believers! Tell me about the Witr of the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ).’ She said: ‘We used to keep his tooth stick andwater forablution ready for him. Allah would wake him as He willedto duringthe night, and he would use the tooth stick and performablution, thenhe would pray nine Rak’ah, during which he would notsit until theeighth Rak’ah. Then he would call upon his Lord andremember Allah andpraise Him and supplicate to Him. Then he wouldget up without sayingthe Salam. Then he would stand up and pray theninth Rak’ah. Then hewould sit and remember Allah and praise Him,and supplicate to hisLord and send blessing upon His Prophet. Thenhe would say Salam thatwe could hear. Then he would pray two Rak’ahafter the Salam, while hewas sitting down. That was eleven Rak’ah.When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) grew older and had gained weight,he would pray Witr with sevenRak’ah and then pray two more Rak’ahafter he had said the Salam.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto pray Witr with seven or five Rak’ah, and he would not saySalamor speak in between them.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to pray two Rak’ah while traveling, and he did not domore than that. And he used to pray Tahajjud at night.” I asked:“Didhe pray Witr?” He said: “Yes.”

“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) prescribed two Rak’ah of prayer when traveling; theyarecomplete and are not shortened. And Witr when traveling isSunnah.”

It wasnarrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to praytwoshort Rak’ah after Witr, sitting down.

“Aishah narrated to me thattheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr with one Rak’ah, then heprayed two Rak’ah in which he recited while sitting, then when hewanted to bow, he stood up and bowed.”

“I never used to see the Prophet(ﷺ) at the end of the night, except that he was sleeping near me.”

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed thetwo (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down on his right side.”

“When the Messenger of Allah(sawprayed the two (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down.”

“I was with Ibn ‘Umar andI lagged behind and prayed Witr. He said: ‘What kept you?’ Isaid: ‘Iwas praying Witr.’ He said: ‘Do you not have the bestof examples inthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ I said: ‘Ofcourse.’ He said: ‘TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray Witrwhile riding his camel.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to prayWitrwhile riding his mount.