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Sahih Muslim 740

Chapter: Night prayers and the number of rak`ah offered by the Prophet (saws) at night, and that Witr is one rak`ah, and a one-rak`ah prayer is correct

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 740

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرَ صَلاَتِهِ الْوِتْرُ ‏.‏

'A'isha observed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe prayer in the night and the last of his (night) prayer was Witr.

Reported by Muslim (No. 740) and Ahmad (No. 24962).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَمَّار بْن رُزَيْق ) بِرَاءٍ ثُمَّ زَاي. قَوْلهَا : ( كَانَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ اللَّيْل حَتَّى يَكُون آخِرُ صَلَاتِهِ الْوِتْرَ ) فِيهِ : دَلِيل لِمَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ مِنْ أَنَّ السُّنَّة جَعْل آخِر صَلَاة اللَّيْل وِتْرًا , وَبِهِ قَالَ الْعُلَمَاء كَافَّة : وَسَبَقَ تَأْوِيل الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْده جَالِسًا…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4448)يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُ صَلاتِهِ الْوِتْرَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1498)يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُ صَلاتِهِ الْوِتْرَ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (1313)يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرَ صَلاتِهِ الْوِتْرُ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3764

Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer after the `Isha prayer, and at that time a freed slave of Ibn `Abbas was present. He (i.e. the slave) went to Ibn `Abbas (and told him that Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer). Ibn `Abbas said, "Leave him, for he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)."

أَوْتَرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَعِنْدَهُ مَوْلًى لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَأَتَى ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ دَعْهُ، فَإِنَّهُ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 749f

A person called (the attention) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was in the mosque, and said: Messenger of Allah, how should I make the rak'ahs of the night prayer an odd number? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said: He who prays (night prayer) he should observe it in…

مَنْ صَلَّى فَلْيُصَلِّ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِنْ أَحَسَّ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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