The Witr - Section 1

English translation

‘A’isha said that God’s Messenger used to pray sitting, and would recite the Qur’an while sitting; then when about thirty or forty verses of his recitation remained he stood up and recited while standing. Then he bowed, then he prostrated himself, and after that he did the same kind of thing in the second <i>rak'a</i>. Muslim transmitted it.

English translation

Umm Salama said the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two <i>rak'as</i> after the <i>witr</i>. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah added that they were short ones which he prayed while sitting.

English translation

‘A’isha said that God’s Messenger used to observe a <i>witr</i> with one <i>rak'a</i>, then he performed two <i>rak'as</i> reciting the Qur’an in the course of them seated. When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed. Ibn Majah transmitted it.

English translation

Thauban reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, “This wakefulness is a toil and a burden, so when one of you observes a <i>witr</i> he should pray two <i>rak'as</i>. If he gets up during the night, well and good; otherwise they will serve for him." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

English translation

Abu Umama said the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the two of them after the <i>witr</i> seated, and recited in the course of them, “When the earth is shaken’’, 1 and "Say, O infidels."2 Al-Qur’an; 99 Al-Qur’an; 109 Ahmad transmitted it.