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1191. It was narrated that Sa'd bin Hishâm said: "I asked 'Aishah: 'O Mother of the Believers! Tell me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' She said: 'We used to keep his tooth stick and water for ablution ready for him. Allâh would wake him as He willed to during the night, and he would use the tooth stick and perform ablution, then he would pray nine Rak'ah, during which he would not sit until the eighth Rak'ah. Then he would call upon his Lord and remember Allâh and praise Him and supplicate to Him. Then he would get up without saying the Salâm. Then he would stand up and pray
the ninth Rak'ah. Then he would sit and remember Allāh and praise Him, and supplicate to his Lord and send blessing upon His Prophet. Then he would say Salām that we could hear. Then he would pray two Rak'ah after the Salām, while he was sitting down. That was eleven Rak'ah. When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ grew older and had gained weight, he would pray Witr with seven Rak'ah and then pray two more Rak'ah after he had said the Salām.'' (Sahih)
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Footnotes
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[1] They differ over whether it means 'a requirement' or 'true,' meaning that it is an established Sunnah, based upon the different views about its status. Haqq is sometimes used to mean 'a duty' like in the case of the 'right' of Allâh upon the worshipers, and, the 'right' of the Muslim upon the Muslim.
Commentary
a. Nine Rak'ah of Witr is in fact Tahajjud, along with Witr, prayed with one Taslim.
b. In a Witr of nine Rak'ah, Tashah-hud must be recited on the completion of eight Rak'ah.
c. It is allowed to pray fewer than eight Rak'ah for Tahajjud prayer.
