The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار

Chapter 47: Another case of recitation in witr

Sa'eed bin Abdur-Rahman bin Abza narrated from his father, that

Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in Witr: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High;" and "Say: O you disbelievers!;' and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.'"

Chapter 48: Mentioning the differences reported from Shu'bah about that report

Khalid said

"Shu'bah narrated to us, he said: Salamah and Zubaid informed me, from Dharr, from Ibn 'Abdur-Rahman bn Abza from Abdur-Rahman, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in Witr: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High;" and "Say: O you disbelievers!;' and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.' And when he said the taslim, he would say: Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy) three times, raising his voice with Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus the third time."

Chapter 51: Supplicating during witr

It was narrated that Al-Hasan bin Ali said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me these words in witr. He said: Say: Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta wa 'afini fiman afayta wa tawallani fiman tawallayta wa barik li fima a'tayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta, fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu la yadhilluman walayta, tabarakta Rabbana wa at'alayt. Wa salla Allahu ala al-Nabi Muhammad (O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, pardon me among those You have pardoned, turn to me in friendship among those on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence You; and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted. And may Allah (SWT) send salah upon the Prophet Muhammad)'"

It was narrated from Ali bin Abi Talib that

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say at the end of witr: Allahumma inni audhu bi ridaka min sakhatika wa bi mu'afatika min uqubatika, wa audhu bika minka la uhsi thana'an 'alayka, anta kama athwart ala nafsik ( O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. And I seek refuge in You from You; I cannot praise You enough; You are as You have praised Yourself.)."

Chapter 53: The length of prostration after witr

It was narrated that Aishah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak'ahs at night between finishing Isha' prayer and Fajr, apart from the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and he would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses.

Chapter 54: The Tasbih after finishing witr and the variance reported from Sufyan about that

It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Abdur-Rahman bin Abza that

His father said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in witr: Glorify the Name of Your Lord, the Most High;' and "Say: O you disbelievers!'; and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One." And after he had said the salam, he would say: Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy) three times, raising his voice with it."

It was narrated from Ibn Abdur-Rahman bin Abza that his father said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in witr: Glorify the Name of Your Lord, the Most High;' and "Say: O you disbelievers!'; and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One." And after he had said the salam, he would say: Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy) three times, raising his voice with it."

Chapter 59: Criticism of one who stops praying Qiyam Al-Lail

It was narrated that Abdullah bin 'Amr said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'Do not be like so-and-so; he used to pray Qiyam Al-Lail then he stopped.'"

Chapter 60: The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and mentioning the differences reported from Nafi'

It was narrated from Abu Salamah and Nafi', from Ibn Umar, from Hafsah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (The adhan) and the Iqamah, the two rak'ahs of Fajr.

Chapter 23: How to recite at night

It was narrated that Abdullah bin Abi Qais said

"I asked Aishah: "How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite at night- did he recite loudly or silently?" She said: 'He used to do both; sometimes he recited loudly and sometimes he recited silently.'"

Chapter 24: The Superiority of reciting silently over reciting loudly

It was narrated from Kathir bin Murrah that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir told them that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The one who recites the Qur'an loudly is like one who gives charity openly, and the one who recites the Qur'an silently is like the one who gives charity in secret.'"

Chapter 26: How to pray at night

It was narrated from Ya'la bin Ata that he heard Ali Al-Azdi (say) that he heard Ibn Umar narrate that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The prayers of the night and day are two by two."

It was narrated from Salim, from his father, that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Prayers at night are two by two, then if you fear that dawn will come, pray witr with one rak'ah."

It was narrated that Abdullah bin Umar said

"A man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), how are the prayers at night to be done?' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Prayers at night are (offered) two by two, then if you fear that dawn will come, pray witr with one.'"

Chapter 27: The command to pray witr

It was narrated that Ali, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with him, said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O people of the Qur'an, pray witr, for Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is Witr (One) and loves Al-Witr (the odd numbered).'"

Chapter 31: The command to pray witr before dawn

Abu Nadrah Al-'Awaqi narrated that he heard Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri say

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about witr and he said: 'Pray witr before dawn (Subh).'"

It was narrated from Au Sa'eed that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Pray witr before dawn(fajr)."

Chapter 33: Witr on one's mount

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray witr on his mount.

Chapter 34: How many (rak'ahs) is witr?

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the night."

Chapter 35: How to pray witr with one (rak'ah)

It was narrated that Ibn Umar said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Prayer at night is two by two, and witr is one rak'ah.'"