Bulugh al-Maram #450
The Book of Prayer
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : { لَيْسَ اَلْوِتْرُ بِحَتْمٍ كَهَيْئَةِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ , وَلَكِنْ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -} رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ وَالْحَاكِمُ وَصَحَّحَهُ . 11 - رواه النسائي ( 3 / 229 ) ، والترمذي ( 453 و 454 ) ، والحاكم ( 1 / 300 ) . وقال الترمذي : حديث حسن .
Narrated 'Ali bin Abu Talib (RA): The Witr prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed prayer is , but it is a Sunnah which was established by the practice of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
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Narrated by Narrated 'Ali bin Abu Talib (RA):
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About Bulugh al-Maram
This hadith is #450 from Bulugh al-Maram, in the Book of The Book of Prayer and narrated by Narrated 'Ali bin Abu Talib (RA):.