Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1284

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَزَادَ ابْنُ مَاجَه: خفيفتين وَهُوَ جَالس

Translation

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Umm Salama reported that the Prophet used to pray two units after witr. Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it; Ibn Majah added that they were short units prayed while seated.