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Jami at-Tirmidhi 457, 458 (Book 3, Hadith 6) #26023
The Prophet's Change in Witr Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to perform Witr with thirteen Rak'ah, but when he became older and weaker, he performed Witr with seven Rak'ah.

Umm Salamah narrated: "The Prophet would perform Witr with thirteen Rak'ah. When he was older and became weak he performed Witr with seven".
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فَلَمَّا كَبِرَ وَضَعُفَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ بِثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ وَتِسْعٍ وَسَبْعٍ وَخَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثٍ وَوَاحِدَةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَعْنَى مَا رُوِيَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مَعَ الْوِتْرِ فَنُسِبَتْ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ إِلَى الْوِتْرِ ‏.‏ وَرَوَى فِي ذَلِكَ حَدِيثًا عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَاحْتَجَّ بِمَا رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّمَا عَنَى بِهِ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ الْقُرْآنِ
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prophetmuhammad  *  i  *  witr  *  rakah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be flexible in your religious practices according to your physical abilities and conditions; Be mindful of how much effort you put into your religious practices so as not to exhaust yourself unnecessarily; Respect elders for their wisdom; Follow the example of Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Umm Salamah tells us that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to perform the Witr prayer with thirteen Rak’ahs. This is a special prayer that is done at night after Isha prayer and before Fajar prayer. When the Prophet became older and weaker, he changed his practice of performing this special prayer from thirteen Rak’ahs to seven Rak’ahs. This teaches us that we should be flexible in our religious practices according to our physical abilities and conditions. We should not push ourselves too hard if we are unable to do something due to age or health reasons. We should also be mindful of how much effort we put into our religious practices so as not to exhaust ourselves unnecessarily.

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