“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.”

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

“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.’”

“One of us praysandhe does not know how many (Rak’ah) he has prayed.” He said: “TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you prays and doesnotknow how many he has prayed, let him perform two prostrationswhile heis sitting.’”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘If anyone of you stands after two Rak’ah, if he hasnot yet stood up fully, let him sit down again, but if he has stoodupfully, then let him not sit down, and let him perform twoprostrationsfor forgetfulness (Sahw).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)offered prayer, and I am not sure whether he did something extra oromitted something. He asked, and we told him, so he turned to face theQiblah and prostrated twice, then he said the Salam. Then he turnedto face us and said: ‘If any new command has been revealedconcerning the prayer, I would certainly have told you. But I am onlyhuman and I forget and you forget. If I forget, then remind me. Andif anyone of you is uncertain about the prayer, let him do what isclosest to what is correct, then complete the prayer, say the Salamand prostrate twice.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)ledus in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, thenhe said the Salam. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood inthemosque, and leaned against it. Those who were in a hurry left themosque, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Among the peoplewere Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, but they dared not say anything. Among thepeople there was also a man with long hands who was calledDhul-Yadain. He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer beenshortenedor did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortenedand I did notforget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ Hesaid: ‘Is what Dhul-Yadain says true?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ Sohe went forward and performedtwo Rak’ah and said the Salam, thenhe prostrated twice, and then hesaid the Salam again.”

“TheSatancomes between the son of Adam and his soul, and he does not knowhowmany Rak’ah he has prayed. If a person notices that, then let himprostrate twice before he says the Salam.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever vomits, has a nosebleed, belches, or emits prostaticfluid, should stop praying; perform ablution, then resume his prayer,and while he is in that state he should not speak.”

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)performing prayer while sitting on his right side when he was sick.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) toldAbu Bakr to lead the people in prayer when he was sick, and Abu Bakrused to lead them in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) beganto feel a little better, so he came out, and saw Abu Bakr leading thepeople in prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him, he stepped back, but theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) gestured to him to stay where he was. Thenthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat beside Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr wasfollowing the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and the peoplewere following the prayer of Abu Bakr.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to praytheMaghrib, then he would come back to my house and pray two Rak’ah.”

“We came to the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) with Banu ‘Abdul-Ashhal, and he led us in praying theMaghrib in our mosque. Then he said: ‘Pray these two Rak’ah inyourhouses.’”

“Allah is Witr and He loves the odd (numbered), so perform Witr,Opeople of the Qur’an.” A Bedouin said: ‘What is the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) saying?’ He said: ‘That is not for you or yourcompanions.’”

“Glorify the Name of your Lord theMostHigh,” [Al-A’la (87)] “Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun(109)] and ‘Say: Allah is One.”. [Al-Ikhlas (112)]Another chain with similar wording.

“Allahumma inni a’udhu biridaka minsakhatika, wa a’udhu bimu’afatika min ‘uqubatika, wa a’udhubikaminka, la uhsi thana’an ‘alaika, Anta kama athnaita ‘alanafsika (OAllah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, andI seekrefuge in Your forgiveness from your punishment, and I seekrefuge inYou from You. I cannot enumerate Your praise, You are asYou havepraised Yourself).”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘When you call upon Allah, then do so with the palms of yourhands (upwards). Do not do so with the back of your hands (upwards).And when you finish, then wipe your face with them.’”

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

“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.”