Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“Whoever among you fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning of the night, then go to sleep. Whoever hopes that he will wake up at the end...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever sleeps and misses Witr, or forgets it, let him pray it when morning comes, or when he remembers.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Pray Witr before morning comes.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“Witr is Haqq.* Whoever wishes let him pray Witr with five (Rak’ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with three (Rak’ah), and whoever wishes let him pray Witr with one (Rak’ah).”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! Tell me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ She said: ‘We used to keep his tooth stick and water for ablution ready for him. Allah would wake him as...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray Witr with seven or five Rak’ah, and he would not say Salam or speak in between them.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two Rak’ah while traveling, and he did not do more than that. And he used to pray Tahajjud at night.” I asked: “Did he pray Witr?” He said: “Yes.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed two Rak’ah of prayer when traveling; they are complete and are not shortened. And Witr when traveling is Sunnah.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two short Rak’ah after Witr, sitting down.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“Aishah narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr with one Rak’ah, then he prayed two Rak’ah in which he recited while sitting, then when he wanted to bow, he stood up and bowed.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“I never used to see the Prophet (ﷺ) at the end of the night, except that he was sleeping near me.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the two (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down on his right side.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“When the Messenger of Allah (saw prayed the two (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“I was with Ibn ‘Umar and I lagged behind and prayed Witr. He said: ‘What kept you?’ I said: ‘I was praying Witr.’ He said: ‘Do you not have the best of examples in the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ I...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray Witr while riding his mount.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Abu Bakr: ‘When do you pray Witr?’ He said: ‘At the beginning of the night, after ‘Isha’.’ He said: ‘And you, O ‘Umar?’ He said: ‘At the end of the night.’ The Prophet...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, and he added or omitted something.” (One of the narrators) Ibrahim said: “The confusion stems from me (i.e., he was not sure which it was).” “It was said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah!...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“One of us prays and he does not know how many (Rak’ah) he has prayed.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you prays and does not know how many he has prayed, let him perform...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“(Once) the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed Zuhr with five Rak’ah, and it was said to him: ‘Has something been added to the prayer?’ He said: ‘What is that?’ They told him, and he turned back towards the Qiblah and performed two...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Prophet (ﷺ) offered prayer, I think it was the ‘Asr, and in the second Rak’ah he stood up before he sat. Before he said the Salam, he prostrated twice.”