English translation
460. Muḥammad bin Sīrīn said: "They would perform Al-Witr with five, with three, and with one Rak'ah, and they considered all of that to be good." (Da'if)
Hadith 460
What Has Been Related About Three (Rak'ah) For Al-Witr
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Darussalam · Volume 1
3. The Chapters On Al-WitrJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 476
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Arabic text
٤٦٠ (م) - حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: «كَانُوا يُوتِرُونَ بِخَمْسٍ، وَبِثَلَاثٍ، وَبِرَكْعَةٍ، وَيَرَوْنَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ حَسَنًا».
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None has this view other than the Aḥnāf that the Witr is only three Rak'ah, neither less nor more; and according to them, three Rak'ah of Witr are performed like Maghrib prayer, while the Prophet ﷺ prohibited praying three Rak'ah of Witr like Maghrib.