Hadith 6830

Chapter 41

باب 41

(41) باب كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ فِي حَدِيثِ الْوِتْرِ

(41) Chapter: How to pray witr with five rak'ahs, and the differences reported from Al-Hakam in the hadith about Witr (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَبِسَبْعٍ لاَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهَا بِسَلاَمٍ وَلاَ بِكَلاَمٍ .

Mansur reported from Al-Hakam, from Miqsam, that Umm Salamah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray witr with five and seven rak'ahs which he did not separate with any taslim nor talk." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 1714 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 20, Hadith 117 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1715 (JA)