The Book on Al-Witr

أَبْوَابُ الْوِتْرِ

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About Preceding The Morning With Al-Witr

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "Perform Witr before the morning comes upon you."

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About 'There Are No Two Witr In One Night'

Qais bin Talq bin Ali narrated that

his father said: I heard Allah's Messenger saying: "There are no two Witr in one night."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About The Duha Prayer

Anas bin Malik narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "Whoever prays twelve Rak'ah of Ad-Duha, Allah will build a castle made of gold for him in Paradise."

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated

"The Prophet would pray Ad-Duha until we would say: 'He will not leave it.' And he would leave it until we would say: 'He will not pray it.'"

Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About Salat At The (Time Of) Az-Zawal

Abdullah bin As-Sa'ib narrated

"Allah's Messenger would pray four (Rak'ah) after the Zawal of the sun before Az-Zuhr. He said: 'It is an hour in which the gates of the heavens are opened, and I love that a righteous deed should be raised up for me in it.'"

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About The Virtues Of Sending Salat Upon The Prophet

Abu Hurairah narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "Whoever sends Salat upon me, Allah sends Salat upon him ten times."

Umar bin Al-Khattab [may Allah be pleased with him] said

"No one should sell in our markets except one who has understanding in the religion."

Chapter 5: What Has Been Related About Seven (Rak'ah) For Al-Witr

Umm Salamah narrated

"The Prophet would perform Witr with thirteen [Rak'ah]. When he was older and became weak he performed Witr with seven."

Chapter 9: What Has Been Related [About] What Is Recited During Al-Witr

Abdul-Aziz bin Juraij said

"I asked Aishah about what (recitation) Allah's Messenger would perform Al-Witr with. She said: 'In the first he would recite: Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High, in the second: Say: O you disbelievers!, and in the third: Say: Allah is One" and, Al-Mu'awwidhatain.'"

Chapter 11: What Has Been Related About A Man Who Sleeps Past Al-Witr Or Forgets It

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "Whoever sleeps past Al-Witr or forgets it, then let him pray it when he remembers it or when he awakens."

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About Preceding The Morning With Al-Witr

Ibn Umar narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "When Fajr begins, then every Salat of the night and Al-Witr have gone, so perform Al-Witr before Fajr begins."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About The Duha Prayer

Jubair narrated from Abu Ad-Darda, or Abu Dharr, that

Allah's Messenger narrated that Allah, Blessed and Most High said: "Son of Adam: Perform four Rak'ah for Me in the beginning of the day it will suffice you for the latter part of it."

Chapter 18: What Has Been Related About Salatul-Isthikharah

Jabir bin Abdullah narrated

"Allah's Messenger would teach us Al-Isthikhara for all of our affairs just as he would teach us a Surah of the Qur'an, saying: 'When one of you is worried about a matter, then let him perform two Rak'ah other than the obligatory (prayer), then let him say: (Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as'aluka min falikal-azim, fa innaka taqdiru wa la qadiru, wa ta'lami wa la a'lamu, wa anta allamul-ghayub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khairun li fi dini wa ma'ishati wa aqibati amri, or said: Fi ajili amri wa ajilihi fayassirhu li,thumma barik li fihi, wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ishati wa aqibati amri, or said: Fi ajili amri wa ajilihi fasrifhu anni wasrifni anhu waqdur Lil-khaira haithu kana, thumma ardini bih.)" 'O Allah! I consult Your knowledge, and seek ability from Your power, and I ask You from Your magnificent bounty, for indeed You have power and I do not have power, and You know while I do not know, and You know the unseen. O Allah! If you know that this matter is good for me in my religion or my livelihood, and for my life in the Hereafter - or he said: for my present and future - then make it easy for me, then bless me in it. If You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion and my livelihood and my life in the Hereafter - or he said: for my present and future - then divert it from me and divert me from it, enable me to find the good wherever it is, then make me pleased with it."He said: "And he mentions his need."

Chapter 19: What Has Been Related About Salatul-Tasbih

Anas bin Malik narrated that

Umm Sulaim came upon the Prophet and said: "Teach me some words that I can say in my Salat." So he said: "Mention Allah's Greatness (saying: Allahu Akbar) ten times, mention Allah's Glory (saying: Subhan Allah) ten times, and mention Allah's praise (saying: Al-Hamdulilah) ten times. Then ask as you like, (for which) He says: 'Yes. Yes.'"

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About The Description of As-Salat Upon The Prophet

Ka'b bin Ujrah narrated

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We have learned about saying the Salam to you, but how about As-Salat upon you?' He said: 'Say: (Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin Wa Ala ali Muhammadin kama sallaita Ala Ibrahim, Innaka hamidan MAjid, Wa barik Ala Muhammadin wa Ala ali Muhammadin kamma barakta Ala Ibrahim Innaka Hamidan Majid)" O Allah! Send Salat upon Muhammad and upon Muhammad's family just as You have sent Salat upon Ibrahim, indeed You are the Praise and Majestic. And send blessings upon Muhammad and Muhammad's family just as You have sent blessing upon Ibrahim, indeed You are the Praised and Majestic.'Mahmud said: "Abu Usamah said: Za'idah added something for me, from Al-Amash, from Al-Hakam, from Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila, that he said: "We would say 'And upon us along with them.'"

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About The Virtues Of Sending Salat Upon The Prophet

Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "The person closest to me on the Day of Judgement is the one who sent the most Salat upon me."