Jami' at-Tirmidhi 462

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

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 462

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَقْرَأُ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِـ ‏‏(‏سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏)‏ وَ ‏‏(‏قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏)‏ وَ ‏‏(‏قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏)‏ فِي رَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَةٍ ‏.‏

Ibn Abbas narrated:

"Allah's Messenger would recite during Al-Witr: "Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High' and, 'Say: O you disbelievers!' and, 'Say: Allah is One,' in each Rak'ah."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 462), An-Nasa’i (No. 1702, 1703), Ibn Majah (No. 1172), Ahmad (No. 2585, 2590, 2640, 2755, 3351) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1539, 1542).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْوِتْرِ إِلَخْ ) الْحَدِيثَ رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ أَيْضًا. قَوْلُهُ : ( فِي رَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَةٌ ) قَالَ الْعِرَاقِيُّ : اِنْفَرَدَ الْمُصَنِّفُ يَعْنِي التِّرْمِذِيَّ بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَادَةِ عَنْ النَّسَائِيِّ , وَابْنِ مَاجَهْ وَمَعْنَاهَا أَنَّهُ يَقْرَأُ بِكُلِّ سُورَةٍ مِنْ السُّوَرِ الثَّلَاثِ فِي رَكْعَةِ كَذَا فِي قُوتِ الْمُغْتَذِي. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ) أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ فِي بَابِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِثَلَاثٍ ( وَعَائِشَةَ ) أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ ( وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 462
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 462
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 462

Other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1702

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray witr with three rak'ahs. 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: He is Allah, (the) One.'"

يُوتِرُ بِثَلاَثٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الأُولَى بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏}‏ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1703

Ibn Abbas used to pray witr with three (units) with (the Surahs): "Glorify the Name of Your Lord, the Most High" (Surah Al-A'la), "Say: O You disbelievers" (Surah Al-Kafirun), and "Say: He is Allah, (the) One" (Surah Al-Ikhlas).

يُوتِرُ بِثَلاَثٍ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1172

“Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” [Al-A’la (87)] “Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and ‘Say: Allah is One.”. [Al-Ikhlas (112)] Another chain with similar wording.

كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِـ ‏‏{سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ }‏ وَ ‏‏{قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ }‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 2585