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Sunan an-Nasai 1712 (Book 20, Hadith 115) #16323
The Obligation of Witr Prayer

SUMMARY: Witr is an obligatory prayer and can be performed with either one, three or five rak'ahs.

Abu Mu'aid narrated from Az-Zuhri, who said: "Ata' bin Yazid narrated to me that he heard Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari say: 'Witr is a duty, so whoever wants to pray witr with five rak'ahs 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 الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُعَيْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، يَقُولُ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِثَلاَثٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ

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QUICK LESSONS:
Perform witr prayer with either one, three or five rak’ahs depending on your preference.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the obligation of performing witr prayer which is a special type of salah in Islam. It can be performed with either one, three or five rak’ahs depending on the preference of the person praying it. This hadith was narrated by Abu Mu’aid from Az-Zuhri who heard it from Ata’ bin Yazid who heard it from Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari. Therefore, this hadith shows us that witr prayer is an important part of our faith and should not be neglected as it has been prescribed by Allah and His Messenger ﷺ for us to perform.

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