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Sunan an-Nasa'i #1715

The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
Da'if

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ضُبَارَةُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي دُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلاَثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
" Ibn Shihab informed me, saying: 'Ata bin Yazid narrated to me from Abu Ayyub: That the Prophet (ﷺ) 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.'"
Narrated by Duwaid bin Nafi' said:

Context

In this narration, Abu Ayyub relays the Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) statement regarding the Witr prayer, emphasizing its obligatory nature. He reiterates the flexibility in the number of rak'ahs one can perform, reinforcing that individuals can choose to pray Witr with one, three, five, or even seven rak'ahs. This highlights the significance of maintaining a personal connection with Allah through prayer.

Modern Application

When engaging in voluntary prayers, we can take inspiration from this hadith to establish a personal routine that includes Witr prayer. The ability to choose the number of rak'ahs allows us to adapt our worship to fit our personal spiritual journey.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer because it emphasizes the importance and flexibility of the Witr prayer.

Prayer

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This hadith is #1715 from Sunan an-Nasa'i, in the Book of The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day. It is graded Da'if and narrated by Duwaid bin Nafi' said:.

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