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Sunan an-Nasai 1719 (Book 20, Hadith 122) #16330
Praying Witr with Seven or Nine Rak'ahs

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray witr with either seven or nine rak'ahs, and would sit down after the sixth or eighth rak'ah respectively. He would then remember Allah (SWT) and supplicate before saying the taslim.

Mu'adh bin Hisham said: "My father narrated to me, from Qatadah, from Zurarah bin Awfa, from Sa'd bin Hisham, that Aishah said: 'When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed witr with nine rak'ahs, he did not sit until the eighth rak'ah. Then he would praise Allah (SWT) and remember Him and supplicate, then he would get up and he wouldn't say the taslim, then he prayed the ninth, then he sat and remembered Allah (SWT) and supplicated. Then he said a taslim that we could hear. Then he prayed two rak'ahs sitting down. When he grew older and weaker, he prayed witr with seven rak'ahs and did not sit until the sixth. Then he got up and did not say the taslim, and prayed the seventh, then he said the taslim, then he prayed two rak'ahs sitting down'."
أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَوْتَرَ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَمْ يَقْعُدْ إِلاَّ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ وَيَذْكُرُهُ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ فَيَجْلِسُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً يُسْمِعُنَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا كَبِرَ وَضَعُفَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ يَقْعُدُ إِلاَّ فِي السَّادِسَةِ ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُ فَيُصَلِّي السَّابِعَةَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
TOPICS
prayer  *  supplication  *  salat  *  witr  *  rakaah  *  duaa  *  taslim  *  rakah

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray according to Islamic teachings & practices ; strive towards ease while fulfilling religious obligations ; take time out during prayers for remembrance & reflection ; seek blessings from Allah SWT etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray witr. Witr is a special prayer that Muslims perform at night after Isha prayer. It consists of an odd number of rak'ahs which can be either seven or nine in total. After performing six or eight rak'ahs respectively, he would sit down and remember Allah by praising Him and making supplications before saying the taslim at the end of his prayer. As he grew older and weaker he prayed witr with seven instead of nine rak’ahs as it was easier for him to do so. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to make our prayers easier on ourselves while still fulfilling its requirements as prescribed by Islam. We should also take time out during our prayers to remember Allah through praising Him and making supplications for ourselves and others around us in order to gain His blessings in this life and hereafter inshaAllah!

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