Witr Prayer
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 105:
Narrated Ibn
Umar:
Once a person
asked Allah's Apostle about the night prayer. Allah's
Apostle replied, "The night prayer is offered as two
Rakat followed by two Rakat and so on and if anyone is
afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should
pray one Raka and this will be a Witr for all the
Rakat which he has prayed before." Nafi' told that
'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to say Taslim between (the
first) two Rakat and (the third) odd one in the Witr
prayer, when he wanted to attend to a certain matter
(during that interval between the Rakat).
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 106:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Once I passed
the night in the house of Maimuna (his aunt). I slept
across the bed while Allah's Apostle and his wife
slept length-wise. The Prophet slept till midnight or
nearly so and woke up rubbing his face and recited ten
verses from Surat "Aal-Imran." Allah's Apostle went
towards a leather skin and performed ablution in the
most perfect way and then stood for the prayer. I did
the same and stood beside him. The Prophet put his
right hand on my head, twisted my ear and then prayed
two Rakat five times and then ended his prayer with
Witr. He laid down till the Muadh-dhin came then he
stood up and offered two Rakat (Sunna of Fajr prayer)
and then went out and offered the Fajr prayer.
(See Hadith No.
183, Vol. 1)
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 107:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar :
The Prophet
said, "Night prayer is offered as two Rakat followed
by two Rakat and so on, and if you want to finish it,
pray only one Raka which will be Witr for all the
previous Rakat." Al-Qasim said, "Since we attained the
age of puberty we have seen some people offering a
three-Rakat prayer as Witr and all that is
permissible. I hope there will be no harm in it."
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 108:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
used to pray eleven Rakat at night and that was his
night prayer and each of his prostrations lasted for a
period enough for one of you to recite fifty verses
before Allah's Apostle raised his head. He also used
to pray two Rakat (Sunna) before the (compulsory) Fajr
prayer and then lie down on his right side till the
Muadh-dhin came to him for the prayer.
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 109:
Narrated Anas
bin Sirin:
I asked Ibn 'Umar,
"What is your opinion about the two Rakat before the
Fajr (compulsory) prayer, as to prolonging the
recitation in them?" He said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
used to pray at night two Rakat followed by two and so
on, and end the prayer by one Raka Witr. He used to
offer two Rakat before the Fajr prayer immediately
after the Adhan." (Hammad, the sub-narrator said,
"That meant (that he prayed) quickly.)"
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 110:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
offered Witr prayer at different nights at various
hours extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the
last hour of the night.
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 111:
Narrated 'Aisha
:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping
across in his bed. Whenever he intended to offer the
Witr prayer, he used to wake me up and I would offer
the Witr prayer too.
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 112:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Make s your last prayer at night."
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 113:
Narrated Said
bin Yasar:
I was going to
Mecca in the company of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and when I
apprehended the approaching dawn, I dismounted and
offered the Witr prayer and then joined him. 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar said, "Where have you been?" I replied, "I
apprehended the approaching dawn so I dismounted and
prayed the Witr prayer." 'Abdullah said, "Isn't it
sufficient for you to follow the good example of
Allah's Apostle?" I replied, "Yes, by Allah." He said,
"Allah's Apostle used to pray Witr on the back of the
camel (while on a journey)."
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 114:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet used
to offer (Nawafil) prayers on his Rahila (mount)
facing its direction by signals, but not the
compulsory prayer. He also used to pray Witr on his
(mount) Rahila.
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 115:
Narrated
Muhammad bin Sirin:
Anas was asked,
"Did the Prophet recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer?"
Anas replied in the affirmative. He was further asked,
"Did he recite Qunut before bowing?" Anas replied, "He
recited Qunut after bowing for some time (for one
month)."
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 116:
Narrated 'Asim:
I asked Anas bin
Malik about the Qunut. Anas replied, "Definitely it
was (recited)". I asked, "Before bowing or after it?"
Anas replied, "Before bowing." I added, "So and so has
told me that you had informed him that it had been
after bowing." Anas said, "He told an untruth (i.e.
"was mistaken," according to the Hijazi dialect).
Allah's Apostle recited Qunut after bowing for a
period of one month." Anas added, "The Prophet sent
about seventy men (who knew the Quran by heart)
towards the pagans (of Najd) who were less than they
in number and there was a peace treaty between them
and Allah's Apostles (but the Pagans broke the treaty
and killed the seventy men). So Allah's Apostle
recited Qunut for a period of one month asking Allah
to punish them."
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 117:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik:
The Prophet
recited Qunut for one month (in the Fajr prayer)
asking Allah to punish the tribes of Ral and Dhakwan.
Volume 2, Book 16, Number 118:
Narrated Anas:
The Qunut used
to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.