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Sunan Abi Dawud 1435 (Book 8, Hadith 20) #21727
The Witr Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to observe the witr prayer at different times of the night, but he was observed to perform it just before dawn when he passed away.

Masruq said: I asked 'Aishah: When would the Messenger of Allah observe the witr prayer ? She replied: Any time he observed the witr, sometimes in the early hours of the night, sometimes at midnight and sometimes towards the end of it. But he used to observe the witr just before the dawn when he died.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ مَتَى كَانَ يُوتِرُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ فَعَلَ أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَوَسَطَهُ وَآخِرَهُ وَلَكِنِ انْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ حِينَ مَاتَ إِلَى السَّحَرِ

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prayers  *  dawn  *  alwitr  *  masruq  *  aishah  *  prayer  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to pray salat al-witr as close as possible to dawn so that one can reap its full benefits and blessings from Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
According to this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to observe the witr prayer at different times during the night. This could be in the early hours of night, sometimes at midnight or towards its end. However, when he passed away, it was observed that he performed his witr prayer just before dawn. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to pray our salat al-witr as close as possible to dawn so that we can reap its full benefits and blessings from Allah SWT. It also shows us how devoted and dedicated our beloved prophet was in fulfilling his religious obligations even until his last breath.

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