Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1265

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْوَتْرُ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه

Translation

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Abu Ayyub reported that the Messenger of God said: Witr is incumbent on every Muslim. Whoever wishes to pray it as five units may do so; whoever wishes to pray it as three may do so; and whoever wishes to pray it as one may do so. Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.