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. 1187 · Volume 3 · Page 187
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير أيضا، الصحيحة (٢٦١٠)
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1187. It was narrated from Jâbir that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: “Whoever among you fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then go to sleep. Whoever hopes that he will wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the end of the night, for recitation (of the Qur’ân) at the end of the night is attended (by the angels), and that is better.” (Sahih)
1187 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ خَافَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ، فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ لِيَرْقُدْ، وَمَنْ طَمِعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ، فَلْيُوتِرْ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ، فَإِنَّ قِرَاءَةَ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَحْضُورَةٌ، وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ» بَابُ مَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ أَوْ نَسِيَهُ
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a. It is preferable to perform Witr in the later part of the night. b. It is also better to perform some voluntary Rak'ah before Witr.