It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Witr reciting nine surahs from Al-Mufassal. Aswad said: In the first rak’ah he would recite 'The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you' At-Takathur 102 and "verily, We have sent it (this Qur'an) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree)' al-Qadr 97, and 'When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake' az-Zalzalah 99. In the second rak'ah he would recite 'By Al-'Asr (the time)" Al-ʻAsr 103 and 'When there comes the Help of Allah (to you, O Muhammad against your enemies) and the Conquest (of Makkah)' An-Nasr 95 and "Verily. We have granted you (O Muhammad ﷺ) Al-Kawthar (a river in Paradise)' Al-Kawthar 108. In the third rak'ah he would recite "Say (O Muhammad to these Mushrikoon and Kafiroon): 'O Al-Kafiroon (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and in Al Qadar)!" Al-Kafiroon 109 and "Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet ﷺ) and perish he!' Al-Masad 109 and 'Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): "He is Allah, (the) One" Al-Ikhlas 112.