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Sunan Abi Dawud 1362 (Book 5, Hadith 113) #21654
The Witr Prayer According to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to observe the witr prayer with a minimum of seven and a maximum of thirteen rak'ahs.

'Abd Allah b. Abi Qais said that he asked 'Aishah: How many rak'ahs would the Messenger of Allah pray observing the witr ? She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak'ahs never observing less than seven or more than thirteen. The narrator Ahmad added in his version: He would not observe the witr with two rak'ahs before the dawn. I asked: With what would he observe the witr ? She said: He would never leave it. The version of Ahmad does not mention the words "six and three (rak'ahs)".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها ‏:‏ بِكَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُوتِرُ قَالَتْ ‏:‏ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَسِتٍّ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَثَمَانٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَعَشْرٍ وَثَلاَثٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِأَنْقَصَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ، وَلاَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ زَادَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ‏:‏ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ ‏:‏ مَا يُوتِرُ قَالَتْ ‏:‏ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَحْمَدُ ‏:‏ وَسِتٍّ وَثَلاَثٍ

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prayer  *  witr  *  rakahs  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform prayers regularly according to Islamic teachings as prescribed by Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the witr prayer which is an important part of Islamic worship. It was narrated by 'Abd Allah b. Abi Qais and Ahmad that they asked 'Aishah how many rak'ahs did the Messenger of Allah pray for observing the witr? She said that he used to observe it with four, six, eight or ten rak'ahs but never less than seven or more than thirteen. He would not observe it with two rak'ahs before dawn and he would never leave it without performing it. This hadith teaches us that we should perform our prayers regularly as prescribed in Islam and not miss any part of them even if we are busy or tired. We should also be mindful about how many rak’as we are praying so as to ensure that we do not exceed or fall short from what has been prescribed by our beloved prophet Muhammad PBUH.

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