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Sunan an-Nasai 1711 (Book 20, Hadith 114) #16322
The Obligation of Witr Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that Witr prayer is an obligation and can be performed with either one, three, five or seven rak'ahs.

Al-Awza'I said: "Az-Zuhri narrated to me, he said: 'Ata bin Yazid, from Abu Ayyub: The Messenger of Allah said: 'Witr is a duty, and whoever wants to pray witr with seven (rak'ahs), let him do so; whoever wants to pray witr with five, let him do so, whoever wants to pray witr with three, let him do so; and whoever wants to pray witr with one, let him do so'."
أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلاَثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ

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QUICK LESSONS:
Perform witr prayers regularly with devotion according to Islamic teachings and traditions; Follow Allah Almighty's commands obediently; Pray witr with either one, three, five or seven rak'ahs depending on what you prefer .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about the obligation of performing the Witr prayer. It is a voluntary prayer that is performed after Isha’a (night) prayer and before Fajr (dawn) prayer. It consists of an odd number of rak’ahs which can range from one to seven depending on what the worshipper prefers. This hadith also emphasizes the importance of flexibility in religious practices as it allows for different numbers of rak’ah to be performed for this particular type of worship. Furthermore, it encourages Muslims to perform their prayers regularly and with devotion as they are obligated to do so by Allah Almighty.

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