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461. Anas bin Sīrīn narrated that he asked Ibn 'Umar about the length of the two Rak'ah (before) Al-Fajr. He said: "The Prophet ﷺ would pray two and two during the night, and he would perform Al-Witr with one Rak'ah. And he would pray two Rak'ah while he was hearing the Adhān [meaning that they were light]." (Sahih)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Āishah, Jābir, Al-Faḍl bin 'Abbās, Abū Ayyūb, and Ibn 'Abbās.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Ibn 'Umar is a Hasan Ṣahih Ḥadīth.
This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and the Tābi'īn. They thought that a man should separate between two Rak'ah and a third, performing Al-Witr with one Rak'ah.
This is the view of Mālik, Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad, and Iṣhāq.
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Commentary
The true opinion is that every form of prayers proven from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is correct and authentic. The form of praying three Witr is that one Rak'ah of Witr is usually performed separate and sometimes three Rak'ah may be offered together. [Nailul-Awtār: 3/35, Al-Mughnī: 2/578]
