Hadith on Witr: The Prophet prays Witr before dawn

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would perform Witr prayer every night, either at the beginning, middle, or end of the night, finishing his Witr prayer before the break of dawn.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 996, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 745

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَآخِرِهِ فَانْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ

996 صحيح البخاري كتاب الوتر باب ساعات الوتر

745 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب صلاة الليل وعدد ركعات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الليل وأن الوتر ركعة وأن الركعة صلاة صحيحة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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