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.
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