Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1266

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Mishkat al-Masabih 1266
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيّ

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ali reported that the Messenger of God said: God is One and loves what is odd; so pray witr, people of the Qur’an. Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasa’i transmitted it.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ

    The Arabic word witr can mean single or odd, and is also the name of the prayer.

    Should the wordplay on witr be retained in translation or made explicit with a note?