Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب كَمِ الْوِتْرُ
Chapter: How Many (Rak’ahs) Is Witr?
2 hadith · references 1421–1422
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Abu Dawud · 1421مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِIbn Umar said: A man who lived in the desert asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer at night. He made a sing with his two fingers-in this way in pairs. The witr consists of one rak'ah towards the end in night.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1422الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ ، فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلَاثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْNarrated Abu Ayyub al-Ansari: The Prophet ﷺ said: The witr is a duty for every Muslim so if anyone wishes to observe it with five rak'ahs, he may do so; if anyone wishes to observe it with three, he may do so, and if any6 narrators