Chapter 41.0

How to pray witr with five rak'ahs, and the differences reported from Al-Hakam in the hadith about Witr

باب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ فِي حَدِيثِ الْوِتْرِ

4 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-RazifromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmifromal-Hakam bin 'UtaybafromMaqsim bin BajrafromUmm Salamah

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَبِسَبْعٍ لاَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهَا بِسَلاَمٍ وَلاَ بِكَلاَمٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Mansur reported from Al-Hakam, from Miqsam, that Umm Salamah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray witr with five and seven rak'ahs which he did not separate with any taslim nor talk."

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1715sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by al-Qasim bin Zakaria bin Dinarfrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin HafsfromIsra'il bin Yonus bin Abi IshaqfromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmifromal-Hakam bin 'UtaybafromMaqsim bin Bajrafromibn AbbasfromUmm Salamah

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوتِرُ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ بِخَمْسٍ وَلاَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِتَسْلِيمٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Mansur reported from Al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn 'Abbas that Umm Salamah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray witr with seven or five (rak'ahs), not separating between them with the taslim."

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1716da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Isma'il bin IbrahimfromYazid bin Harunfromal-Hakam bin 'UtaybafromMaqsim bin Bajrafrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، قَالَ الْوَتْرُ سَبْعٌ فَلاَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ قُلْتُ لاَ أَدْرِي ‏.‏ قَالَ الْحَكَمُ فَحَجَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ مِقْسَمًا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ عَمَّنْ قَالَ عَنِ الثِّقَةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَعَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ ‏.‏

English translation

Sufyan bin Al-Husain narrated from Al-Hakam that Miqsam said:

"Witr is seven and no less than five." I mentioned that to Ibrahim and he said: "From whom did he quote that?" I said: "I do not know." Al-Hakam said: "Then I performed Hajj and I met Miqsam and said to him: 'From whom (did you narrate that)?' He said: 'From the trustworthy one, from Aishah and from Maimunah.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1717sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ishaq bin Mansur al-Kausajfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromHisham bin 'Urwafrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَلاَ يَجْلِسُ إِلاَّ فِي آخِرِهِنَّ ‏.‏

English translation

Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father, from Aishah, that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray witr with five and he did not sit except in the last (rak'ah) of them.