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Abu Dawood: Hadith 1422

8. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr

سنن أبي داود

8/489 Chapter:

How Many (Rak'ahs) Is Witr ?

باب كَمِ الْوِتْرُ

1422
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ هَكَذَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏
Ibn 'Umar said:
A man who lived in the desert asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer at night. He made a sign with his two fingers-in this way in pairs. The witr consists of one rak'ah towards the end in night.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1421
In-book : Book 8, Hadith 6
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1416