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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr

Sunan Abu Dawud 1437

Chapter: The Time Of The Witr Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1437

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ وِتْرِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ

رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ أَكَانَ يُسِرُّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ أَمْ يَجْهَرُ قَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ ‏

'Abd Allah b. Abu Qais said:

I asked 'Aishah about the witr observes by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She replied: Sometime he observed the witr prayer in the early hours of the night, sometimes he observed it at the end of it. I asked: How did he recite the Qur'an ? Did he recite the Qur'an quietly or loudly ? She replied: He did it in any way. Sometimes he recited quietly and sometimes loudly, sometimes he took bath and then slept and sometimes he performed ablution and then slept.

Abu Dawud said: The narrators other than Qutaibah said: This refer to his bath due to sexual defilement.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1437), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2924) and Ahmad (No. 23314).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ) : وَهُوَ الْقَلِيل الْأَسْهَل ( وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ) : وَهُوَ الْكَبِير الْأَفْضَل بِحَسَبِ مَا رَأَى فِيهِ مِنْ مَصْلَحَة الْوَقْت ( رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ ) : أَيْ فِي اللَّيْل بِحَسَبِ مَا يُنَاسِبُ الْمَقَام وَالْحَال قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ , وَفِي حَدِيثهمَا : " فَقُلْت الْحَمْد لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْر سَعَة ".…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1437
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1437
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1437
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1437

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2924

"I asked 'Aishah about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), how would he perform Witr, was it during the first part of the night or the end of it? She said: 'All of that. Sometimes he would perform Witr during the first part of the night, and sometimes he would perform Witr during the end of…

كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ أَكَانَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (895)عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ , كَيْفَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ آخِرِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ وَرُبَّمَا أَخَّرَهُ , قُلْتُ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ، قُلْتُ : كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ؟ أَكَانَ يُسِر
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4453)رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ، قُلْتُ : كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ ، كَانَ يُسِرُّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ أَمْ يَجْهَرُ ؟ قَالَتْ : كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ، رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ ، وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ ، وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2498)رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (1018)أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1785)رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنَ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1133

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed Witr prayer in every part of night at the beginning, middle and at the last part. He (ﷺ), however, would finish his Witr prayer before dawn. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ من كل الليل قد أوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ من أول الليل ومن أوسطه، ومن آخره‏.‏ وانتهى وتره إلى السحر‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 14 other versions

Authentic Muwatta Malik 271

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that a man asked Abdullah ibn Umar whether the witr was obligatory and Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed witr, and the muslims prayed witr." The man began repeating his question, and…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ أَوَاجِبٌ هُوَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَوْتَرَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1435

I asked 'Aishah: When would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observe the witr prayer ? She replied: Any time he observed the witr, sometimes in the early hours of the night, sometimes at midnight and sometimes towards the end of it. But he used to observe the witr just before the dawn when he died.

أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَوَسَطَهُ وَآخِرَهُ وَلَكِنِ انْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ حِينَ مَاتَ إِلَى السَّحَرِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 16454

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَدَلِيِّ عَنْ…

Narrated by Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badrī + 1 other version Arabic only

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