300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer while riding.
أحمد 5936SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer while riding his mount.
مسلم 1617SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer while riding his mount.
النسائي 1687SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer on his riding mount.
أحمد 6224SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer on his riding mount.
ابن ماجه 1201SahihDuring a journey, I lagged behind him. He asked, "Where were you?" I replied, "I was performing the Witr prayer." He said, "Do you not have an example in the Messenger of Allah? I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray Witr upon his mount."
الترمذي 472SahihI was traveling with Ibn Umar along the road to Mecca. Saeed said, "When I feared that dawn was approaching, I dismounted and prayed witr, then caught up with him." Ibn Umar asked me, "Where were you?" I replied, "I feared the break of…
مسلم 1615SahihIbn Umar was on a journey when a companion of his dismounted to perform the witr prayer. Ibn Umar asked, "What is the matter with you? Why don't you ride?" He replied, "I am performing witr." Ibn Umar said, "Do you not have in the Messenger…
أحمد 6449SahihSaeed reported, "I was traveling alongside Abdullah bin Umar on the road to Mecca. When I feared that dawn was approaching, I dismounted, prayed witr, then caught up with him." Abdullah bin Umar asked me, "Where were you?" I replied, "I…
الأعظمي 2788SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer while riding his camel.
أحمد 4530SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer while riding his camel.
أحمد 4519SahihI was traveling with Ibn Umar when I fell behind to perform the witr prayer. When I caught up, he asked, "What kept you behind?" I replied, "I performed the witr." He said, "Do you not have an excellent example in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"…
ابن ماجه 1200SahihI was traveling with Abdullah bin Umar on the road to Makkah. Saeed said, When I feared that dawn was approaching, I dismounted and prayed witr, then caught up with him. Abdullah bin Umar asked me, "Where were you?" I said, "I feared dawn…
مالك 277SahihI was traveling with Abdullah bin Umar on the road to Mecca. Saeed said, "When I feared that dawn was approaching, I dismounted and prayed witr, then caught up with him." Abdullah bin Umar asked, "Where were you?" I replied, "I feared the…
البخاري 999SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer while riding his camel.
النسائي 1689SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and he said, "This journey is hardship and burden. When one of you prays witr, let him pray two units of prayer afterward. If he wakes up, well and good, otherwise they will count for…
الأعظمي 2811HasanIbn Umar said to me, "Do you not have an example in the Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer upon his camel."
أحمد 5208SahihIbn Umar used to perform the witr prayer on his camel, and he reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to do the same.
النسائي 1688SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rakahs while traveling, never adding more, and he would perform tahajjud at night. I asked, "Did he also pray witr?" He replied, "Yes."
ابن ماجه 1193DaifThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer at the time of the call to prayer and pray the two rakahs at the time of the iqamah.
أحمد 659DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would perform the witr prayer at the time of the call to prayer and pray the two rakahs of fajr at the time of the iqamah.
أحمد 764DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would only pray two rak'ahs while traveling, except that he would perform tahajjud during the night. Jabir said, I asked Salim, "Did they used to perform witr?" He replied, "Yes."
أحمد 5590SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer at the time of the adhan and pray the two rakahs at the time of the iqamah.
أحمد 884DaifThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer at the time of the call to prayer.
أحمد 929DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer with nine units, followed by two units while seated. When he grew weak, he performed witr with seven units, followed by two units while seated.
أحمد 25346SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer with nine surahs from the Mufassal section. Aswad said that in the first rakah he would recite Alhakum at-Takathur, Inna Anzalnahu fi Laylat al-Qadr, and Idha Zulzilat al-Ard. In the…
أحمد 678DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray witr with five rakats. If you cannot, then with three. If you cannot, then with one. If you cannot, then indicate it with gestures."
الأعظمي 2826HasanWhen you are told a hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, assume of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what is most fitting, most pious, and most rightly guided. Ali came out to us when the caller announced the prayer and said, "Where is the one who…
أحمد 987SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ, after performing the witr prayer, would pray two rakahs while sitting.
أحمد 26185SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to perform witr with a single rakah, and he would speak between the two rakahs and the single rakah.
الأعظمي 2824HasanHe intended to go out and fight in the way of Allah, so he came to Madinah, planning to sell a property he owned there and spend the proceeds on weapons and horses, then wage war against the Byzantines until he died. When he arrived in…
مسلم 1740SahihSaad bin Hisham wanted to go out to fight in the cause of Allah, so he came to Madinah intending to sell some property he owned there and use the proceeds to buy weapons and horses, then fight the Romans until he died. When he arrived in…
الأعظمي 2694SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform the witr prayer before dawn."
الترمذي 467SahihA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Prophet of Allah, morning has come and I have not prayed witr." He replied, "Witr is only at night." The man said again, "Prophet of Allah, morning has come and I have not prayed witr." He…
الأعظمي 2807HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform the witr prayer before dawn."
الأعظمي 2804SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer at every part of the night, at its beginning, its middle, and finally his witr settled at the time before dawn.
ابن ماجه 1186HasanI asked Ayesha, "How many rakahs did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray for witr?" She replied, "He would pray witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three. He would not pray witr with fewer than seven rakahs, nor…
الأعظمي 2822SahihAli went out at the time when the call to the morning prayer was being repeated and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to perform the witr prayer, and this hour is well suited for it." Then he said, "Call the iqamah, Ibn…
أحمد 861DaifSaad bin Hisham said, I divorced my wife and went to Madinah to sell some property I owned there, so that I could buy weapons with the proceeds and go out on campaign. There I met a group of the Prophet's ﷺ companions, and they said, "Six…
أبو داود 1342SahihA man asked Ibn Umar, "How should I perform the witr prayer?" He replied, "Pray witr with a single rakah." The man said, "I fear that people will call it al-butayra (the cut-short prayer)." Ibn Umar said, "It is the sunnah of Allah and His…
ابن ماجه 1176DaifA man said to Ibn Umar, "Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, claims that the witr prayer is not obligatory." Ibn Umar replied, "A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the night prayer, and he said, 'The night prayer is offered…
أحمد 6258SahihSaad bin Hisham bin Amir wished to go forth and fight in the cause of Allah, so he came to Medina intending to sell some property he owned there and use the proceeds to buy weapons and horses, and to wage war against the Romans until he…
مسلم 1739SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People of the Quran, perform the witr prayer, for Allah is One and loves what is odd-numbered."
أبو داود 1416DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform the witr prayer before morning comes."
مسلم 1764SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to separate the witr from the preceding two units of prayer with a salutation, and he would let us hear it.
الأعظمي 2200HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform the witr prayer before dawn."
أحمد 4952SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was delivering a sermon and asked, "How is the night prayer performed?" He replied, "Two units at a time. When you fear that dawn is approaching, pray a single unit as witr, which will make all that you…
البخاري 473SahihAli bin Abu Talib [[r1]] came out to us while we were in the mosque and asked, "Where is the one who was asking about the witr prayer?" Anyone among us who was in the middle of a single rakah added another to it to make it even, and we…
أحمد 974DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs, then pray two rak'ahs while seated.
النسائي 1724SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer at the beginning of the night, at its end, and in its middle, and his witr settled finally at the time of suhoor.
أحمد 653SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform the witr prayer before dawn."
أبو داود 1436SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People of the Quran, perform the witr prayer, for Allah [[r4]] is one and loves what is odd in number."
أحمد 877SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the night prayer, and I was standing between the questioner and the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "Two by two, and when you fear the approach of dawn, pray a single rakah as witr." Then the man came…
أحمد 5217SahihSaad bin Hisham divorced his wife and then traveled to Medina to sell some property he owned there, intending to use the proceeds to buy weapons and horses so he could fight the Romans until he died. He met a group of his people, who told…
أحمد 24269SahihSomeone asked, "Do you consider the witr prayer a sunnah?" He replied, "What do you mean by sunnah? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the witr prayer, and the Muslims performed the witr prayer." The questioner said, "No, I mean is it a…
أحمد 4834SahihSomeone asked Aisha, "With what surahs did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform the witr prayer?" She replied, "In the first rakah he would recite *'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High'* [Ala 87:1], in the second *'Say, O…
الترمذي 463DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray during the night in pairs of two, and he would conclude with a single rakah as witr.
ابن ماجه 1174SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Pray the Witr before morning comes."
الأعظمي 2802SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the witr prayer with nine units. When he grew older and heavier, he performed witr with seven units, then prayed two units while seated, reciting *"When the earth is shaken"* [Zalzalah 99:1] and…
أحمد 22313DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not pray witr with three rakahs. Pray witr with five or seven, and do not make it resemble the Maghrib prayer."
الأعظمي 2827Sahih