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Musnad Ahmad 877 (Book 5, Hadith 306) #34532
The Importance of Praying Witr

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) encouraged people to pray Witr, as Allah is One and loves odd numbers.

It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah said: 'O people of the Qur'an, pray Witr, for Allah, may He Be glorified and exalted, is One and loves that which is odd numbered'.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ‏.‏

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prayer  *  numbers  *  glorification  *  exaltation  *  salat  *  waheda  *  tasbih  *  tahmeed

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray Witr .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith encourages us to pray Witr, which is an additional prayer that Muslims perform at night after the Isha prayer. It is a voluntary prayer and it consists of three rakats or units of prayer. In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad reminds us that Allah is One and He loves odd numbers. Therefore, we should strive to pray this extra voluntary prayer in order to please Him and gain His blessings. This hadith also teaches us about glorifying Allah by praising Him for His greatness and exalting Him for His power and mightiness. By doing so, we can show our love for Him as well as our appreciation for all that He has done for us in this life.

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