سنن أبي داود

Hadith 1432

Book 8: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr

كتاب تفريع أبواب الوتر

Chapter 7

Chapter: Praying With Witr Before Sleeping.

باب فِي الْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Abu Hurairah said: My friend (i. e. the Prophet) instructed me to observe three practices that I do not leave while traveling nor while resident, to pray two rak'ahs in the forenoon, to fast three days every month and not to sleep but after observing the with.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مِنْ أَزْدِ شَنُوءَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : "

أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا أَدَعُهُنَّ فِي سَفَرٍ وَلَا حَضَرٍ : رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى ، وَصَوْمِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ، وَأَنْ لَا أَنَامَ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1432In-book: Book 8, Hadith 1432

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