Sunan Ibn Majah
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Chapter 7 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Themمَا جَاءَ فِي الْوِتْرِ بِثَلاَثٍ وَخَمْسٍ وَسَبْعٍ وَتِسْعٍ
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِثَلَاثٍ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُوتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ .
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.
What was narrated concerning Witr with three, five, seven, or nine Rak’ah
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “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).”