Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1169
Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night
Arabic hadith text
وعنه قال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يصلي من الليل مثنى مثنى، ويوتر بركعة. ((متفق عليه)) .
Translation
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed the night prayer in pairs (i.e., Rak'ah) and made it odd number by observing one Rak'ah (as Witr).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].