Riyad as-Salihin 1132

Translation

'Ali (bin Abu Talib) (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Witr prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed Salat (prayers), but the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) observed it as his regular practice (Sunnah). He (PBUH) said, "Allah is Witr (single, odd) and loves what is Witr. So perform Witr prayer. O followers of Qur'an, observe Witr (prayer)." [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

Notes

• ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي)). وقال: حديث حسن.

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Same hadith, other wordings

• Jami at-Tirmidzi 453الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ كَصَلاَتِكُمُ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَلَكِنْ سَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ
• Musnad Abu Ya'la 584إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ، فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ
• Musnad Ahmad 1225إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ، فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ
• Musnad Ahmad 1228إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ، فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ
• Musnad ath-Thayalisi 89" الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ حَسَنَةٌ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ ; فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ
• Musnad Ahmad 1232إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ

Narrators

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   ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib

   One of the ten (promised Paradise)d. 40 AH
   عليأحد العشرة

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