Prayer

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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.

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Kharija ibn Hudhafa said that the Messenger of God came out to them and said: God has granted you an additional prayer that is better for you than prized red camels: the witr prayer. God has appointed it for you between the night prayer and the break of dawn. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Zayd ibn Aslam reported that the Messenger of God said: Whoever sleeps through his witr prayer should pray it in the morning. Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it in mursal form.

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Abd al-Aziz ibn Jurayj said: We asked Aisha what the Messenger of God recited in the witr prayer. She said: In the first unit he recited Glorify the name of your Most High Lord; in the second, Say: O disbelievers; and in the third, Say: He is God, One, along with the two chapters of refuge. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. Al-Nasa’i transmitted it from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza, Ahmad from Ubayy ibn Ka’b, and al-Darimi from Ibn Abbas; the latter two did not mention the two chapters of refuge.

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Al-Hasan ibn Ali said: The Messenger of God taught me words to say in the supplication of the witr prayer: O God, guide me among those whom You have guided; grant me well-being among those to whom You have granted well-being; take me into Your care among those whom You have taken into Your care; bless for me what You have given; and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. You decree, and none can decree against You. Whoever is under Your protection is not brought low. Blessed are You, our Lord, and exalted. Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi transmitted it.

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Ubayy ibn Ka’b said that when the Messenger of God gave the salutation after witr, he said: Glory be to You, Sovereign, Most Holy. Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i transmitted it. Al-Nasa’i adds that he said this three times, prolonging it on the last. In another report from al-Nasa’i, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza reported from his father that the Prophet would say, Glory be to the Sovereign, Most Holy, three times after the salutation, raising his voice on the third.

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Ali reported that the Prophet used to say at the end of his witr prayer: O God, I seek refuge in Your good pleasure from Your anger, and in Your pardon from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot fully enumerate praise of You; You are as You have praised Yourself. Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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Ibn Abbas was asked: Would you approve of the Commander of the Faithful, Muawiya, praying only one unit for witr? He replied: He is right; he is learned. In another report, Ibn Abi Mulayka said that Muawiya prayed one unit of witr after the night prayer while a client of Ibn Abbas was present. The client went to Ibn Abbas and told him, and he said: Leave him, for he accompanied the Prophet. Al-Bukhari transmitted it.

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Burayda said: I heard the Messenger of God say: Witr is a duty. Whoever does not pray witr is not one of us. Witr is a duty. Whoever does not pray witr is not one of us. Witr is a duty. Whoever does not pray witr is not one of us. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Said reported that the Messenger of God said: Whoever sleeps through witr or forgets it should pray when he remembers or when he wakes. Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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Malik said that he was told a man asked Ibn Umar about witr: Is it obligatory? Abdullah replied: The Messenger of God prayed witr, and the Muslims prayed witr. The man kept repeating his question, while Abdullah kept saying: The Messenger of God prayed witr, and the Muslims prayed witr. He transmitted it in al-Muwatta.

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Ali said that the Messenger of God used to pray three units for witr, reciting nine surahs from al-Mufassal across them, three surahs in each unit. The last was Say: He is God, One. Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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Nafi said: I was with Ibn Umar in Mecca on a cloudy night. Fearing dawn, he prayed one unit of witr. Then the clouds cleared and he saw that it was still night, so he added one unit to make it even. He then prayed in pairs. When he again feared dawn, he prayed one unit of witr. Malik transmitted it.

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Aisha reported that the Messenger of God used to pray seated, reciting while seated. When about thirty or forty verses remained of his recitation, he would stand and finish reciting while standing. Then he would bow and prostrate, and he did the same in the second unit. Muslim transmitted it.

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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.

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Aisha reported that the Messenger of God used to pray one unit of witr, then two units, reciting while seated. When he wished to bow, he would stand and bow. Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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Thauban reported that the Prophet said: This staying awake is tiring and burdensome. When one of you prays witr, let him pray two units. If he gets up during the night, that is good; otherwise, those two will suffice for him. Al-Darimi transmitted it.

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Abu Umama reported that the Prophet used to pray two units after witr while seated, reciting in them When the earth is shaken and Say: O disbelievers. Ahmad transmitted it.

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Abu Huraira reported that when the Messenger of God wished to supplicate against someone or for someone, he would make qunut after bowing. When he said, God hears whoever praises Him; our Lord, praise belongs to You, he would sometimes say aloud: O God, deliver al-Walid ibn al-Walid, Salama ibn Hisham, and Ayyash ibn Rabi’a. O God, bring Your force to bear upon Mudar and make their years like the years of Joseph. In some prayers he would say: O God, curse so-and-so and so-and-so from among the Arab tribes, until God revealed: You have no part in the matter. Al-Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it.

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Asim al-Ahwal said: I asked Anas ibn Malik whether qunut in prayer was before or after bowing. He replied: Before it. The Messenger of God made qunut after bowing for only one month. He had sent out seventy men known as Qur’an reciters, and they were killed. For one month after bowing, the Messenger of God made qunut, praying against their killers. Al-Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it.