“Allah’s Messenger taught me some phrases to say during Al-Witr (Allahummahdini fiman hadait, wa a’fini fiman afait, wa tawallani fiman tawallait, wa barik Li fima atait, wa qini sharra ma qadait, fa Innaka taqdi wa la yuqda Alaik, wa innahu la yadhillu man walait, tabarakta Rabbana wa ta’alait.) ‘O Allah guide me among those You […]
Allah’s Messenger said: “Whoever sleeps past Al-Witr or forgets it, then let him pray it when he remembers it or when he awakens.”
the Prophet said: “Whoever sleeps past his Al-Witr then let him pray it in the morning.”
“The Prophet would perform Witr with thirteen . When he was older and became weak he performed Witr with seven.”
“The night prayer of Allah’s Messenger was thirteen Rak’ah, five of which were his Witr, not sitting in any of them except at the end of them. When the Mu’adh-dhin called the Adhan he would stand to perform two light (Rak’ah).”
“Allah’s Messenger would perform Al-Witr with three, reciting nine Surah from the Mufassal in them, reciting three Surah in each Rak’ah with Say: “Allah is One.” At the end of them.”Muhammad bin Sirin said: “They would perform Al-Witr with five, with three, and with one Rak’ah, and they considered all of that to be good.”
he asked Ibn Umar about the length of the two Rak’ah (before) Al-Fajr. He said: “The Prophet 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 Adhan .”
“Allah’s Messenger would recite during Al-Witr: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High’ and, ‘Say: O you disbelievers!’ and, ‘Say: Allah is One,’ in each Rak’ah.”
Ali said: “Al-Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah which Allah’s Messenger practiced.”
“Allah’s Messenger ordered me to perform Al-Witr before sleeping.”