Sunan Ibn Majah
1169
Chapter 7 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Themحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ: إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ، وَلَا كَصَلَاتِكُمُ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ، وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْتَرَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ، أَوْتِرُوا، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ .
Translation
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The Arabic text and the translations come from our previous collection: English from hadithapi.com, German and Turkish machine-translated (Gemini) and unreviewed. A new translation from the Arabic with the chain of narration will follow.
“Witr is not definite (obligatory) nor is it like your prescribed prayers. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr, then he said: ‘O people of the Qur’an! Perform Witr, for Allah is Witr* and He loves the odd (numbered).’”