What Was Narrated Concerning Witr With Three, Five, Seven Or Nine Rak'ah
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1190 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 376
Source no. 1190 · Volume 3 · Page 190
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (١٢٦٥) ، صلاة التراويح (٨٤ و ٩٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٢٧٨)
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1190. It was narrated from Abu Ayyub Al-Ansâri that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Witr is Haqq."[1] Whoever wishes let him pray Witr with five (Rak'ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with three (Rak'ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with one (Rak'ah)."(Sahih)
1190 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِثَلَاثٍ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»
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To some scholars 'Witr is Haqq' means it is obligatory, although the same word (Haqq) has also been used in the context of having bath for Friday prayer, but nobody believes it to be obligatory. Anyhow, in the light of this Hadith, it must at least be taken as an emphasized Sunnah.