Witr Prayer

Book 14 of 97 · Sahih al-Bukhari

15 hadith Hadith 963–977 Sunni
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Book 14 of 97

Witr Prayer

Sahih al-Bukhari

15 hadith Hadith 963–977 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 826–870 CE period by al-Bukhari.

Witr Prayer is book 14 of 97 in Sahih al-Bukhari, containing 15 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Primarily in Mecca and Medina, completed in Bukhara.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 8 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are ibn Umar, 'Aisha and 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, Anas ibn Malik, ibn Abbas, Anas.

Hadith in This Book 15 hadith

1 963 Sahih
Once a person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (ﷺ) about the night prayer. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) replied, "The night prayer is offered as two Rak`at followed by two Rak`at and…
2 964 Sahih
Nafi` told that `Abdullah bin `Umar used to say Taslim between (the first) two Rak`at and (the third) odd one in the Witr prayer, when he wanted to attend to a certain…
3 965 Sahih
Once I passed the night in the house of Maimuna (his aunt). I slept across the bed while Allah's Apostle and his wife slept length-wise. The Prophet (ﷺ) slept till midnight or…
4 966 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Night prayer is offered as two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and if you want to finish it, pray only one rak`a which will be witr for all the…
5 967 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak`at at night and that was his night prayer and each of his prostrations lasted for a period enough for one of you to recite fifty…
6 968 Sahih
I asked Ibn `Umar, "What is your opinion about the two rak`at before the Fajr (compulsory) prayer, as to prolonging the recitation in them?" He said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to…
7 969 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the `Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night.
8 970 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping across in his bed. Whenever he intended to offer the witr prayer, he used to wake me up and I would offer the…
9 971 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Make witr as your last prayer at night."
10 972 Sahih
I was going to Mecca in the company of `Abdullah bin `Umar and when I apprehended the approaching dawn, I dismounted and offered the witr prayer and then joined him. `Abdullah…
11 973 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer (Nawafil) prayers on his Rahila (mount) facing its direction by signals, but not the compulsory prayer. He also used to pray witr on his (mount)…
12 974 Sahih
Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer?" Anas replied in the affirmative. He was further asked, "Did he recite Qunut before bowing?" Anas replied,…
13 975 Sahih
I asked Anas bin Malik about the Qunut. Anas replied, "Definitely it was (recited)". I asked, "Before bowing or after it?" Anas replied, "Before bowing." I added, "So and so has…
14 976 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Qunut for one month (in the Fajr prayer) asking Allah to punish the tribes of Ral and Dhakwan.
15 977 Sahih
The Qunut used to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.