What Was Narrated Concerning Witr At The End Of The Night
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1185 · Volume 3 · Page 185
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (١٠٢٥)
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1185. It was narrated that Masruq said: "I asked 'Aishah about the Witr of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. She said: 'He prayed Witr at every part of the night, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end, when he died (he would perform it) just before dawn.'" (Sahih)
1185 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: «مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ، مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ، وَانْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ حِينَ مَاتَ فِي السَّحَرِ»
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a. The time for Witr is after Tahajjud. Reciting Witr in every part of the night means praying Tahajjud in all parts of the night. b. The predominant habit of the Prophet ﷺ was to be up in the second half of the night. ‘Aishah ﷺ reports: “In the early part of the night the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, and in the later part he would get up and pray, then again he returned to rest in his bed. But as soon as the Muadh-dhîn called the Adhân, he would get up again. (Sahih Al-Bukhârî: 1146). c. The practice the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stuck to towards the end of his life, was to continue to pray until true dawn. However, after performing the Rak’ah before Fajr, he would lay down to rest a little.