1/1132ــ عَنْ عليٍّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: الوِتْرُ ليسَ بحَتْمٍ كَصَلاةِ المكْتُوبةِ، ولكنْ سَنَّ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقَالَ: «إنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحبُّ الوِتْرَ، فَأَوتِرُوا يا أهْلَ القُرْآنِ».
1132/1 - ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed and said: “Verily, Allah is Witr (One) and He likes what is Witr (odd-numbered); so offer the Witr prayer, O people of the Qur’an.”
رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال: حديثٌ حسنٌ.
[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Al-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hasan (sound)]
2/1133ــ وَعَنْ عائشةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَتْ: «مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ، وَمِنْ أَوْسَطِهِ، وَمِنْ آخِرِهِ، وَ انْتَهىٰ وِتْرُهُ إلىٰ السَّحَر». متفقٌ عليه.
1133/2 - ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: “At every part of the night, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Witr: at its beginning, middle, and end. The latest he prayed Witr was just before dawn.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1) صلاة الوتر من السنن المؤكدة تأكيداً عظيماً، فهي أفضل صلاة بعد الفريضة.
1) The Witr prayer is a very confirmed Sunnah. It is the best prayer after the obligatory prayers.
2) المستحب تأخير الوتر إلىٰ آخر الليل، ليختم بها المصلي قيامه بالليل.
2) It is recommended to delay Witr to the latter part of the night to conclude Qiyām al-Layl (voluntary night prayer) therewith.
3) آثار محبة الله تعالىٰ للوتر ظاهرة في الخلق والأمر، فكثير من الأحكام الكونية والشرعية كانت وِتراً، أي: عدداً فردياً، كخلق السموات والأرض، وأيام الأسبوع، وأركان الإسلام، والصلوات المفروضة، وركعات قيام الليل، والطواف.
3) The effects of Allah’s love for Witr are apparent in the creation and the Shariah. Many universal structures and Shar‘i rulings are odd-numbered, like the heavens and the earth, the days of the week, the pillars of Islam, the obligatory prayers, the Rak‘ahs of Qiyām al-Layl, and the rounds of Tawāf.
3/134 ــ وعَنِ ابنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنهما عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاتِكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وِتْراً». متفقٌ عليه.
134 - Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Make your last prayer in the night Witr (odd-numbered).” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
4/1135ــ عَنْ أبي سعيد الخُدْريِّ رضي الله عنه أنَّ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «أوْترُوا قبلَ أن تُصْبِحُوا». رواه مسلم.
1135/4 - Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Perform the Witr prayer before dawn.” [Narrated by Muslim]
5/1136ــ عَنْ عائشةَ رضي الله عنها أنَّ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يصلِّي صلاتَهُ باللَّيلِ، وهيَ معْتَرضَةٌ بين يَدَيْهِ، فإذا بقيَ الوِترُ أيقظَهَا، فأوْترتْ. رواه مسلم.
1136/5 - ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform Qiyām al-Layl while she was lying in front of him, and when only the Witr prayer remained, he would awaken her, and she would observe Witr. [Narrated by Muslim]
وفي رواية له: فإذا بقيَ الوترُ «قُومي فأوْتري يا عائشَةُ».
In another version also narrated by Muslim: When the Witr remained, he would say: “Wake up, O ‘Ā’ishah, and observe Witr.”
6/1137ــ عَنْ ابنِ عمرَ رضي الله عنهما أنَّ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «بَادرُوا الصُّبْحَ بالوِتْرِ».
1137/6 - Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Make haste to perform the Witr prayer before dawn.”
رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال: حديثٌ حسنٌ صحيحٌ.
[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Al-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hasan Sahīh (sound and authentic)]
1) وقت الوتر موسَّع من أول الليل إلىٰ وقت صلاة الصبح.
1) The time of the Witr prayer extends from the first part of the night to the time of the Fajr prayer.
2) حثّ الرجل أهله علىٰ قيام الليل والوتر، كما كان هدي النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ عائشة رضي الله عنها.
2) A man should urge his family to perform Qiyām al-Layl and Witr prayer, something the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to do with ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).
7/1138 ــ وَعَنْ جَابرٍ رضي الله عنه قالَ: قالَ رسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ خَافَ أَنْ لاَ يَقُومَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ أَوَّلَهُ، وَمَنْ طَمعَ أَنْ يَقُومَ آخِرَهُ فَليُوتِرْ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ، فإنَّ صَلاةَ آَخِرِ اللَّيْلِ مَشْهُودَةٌ، وَذلِكَ أَفْضَلُ». رواه مسلم.
1138/7 - Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If anyone fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him offer the Witr prayer at the beginning of the night; and if anyone expects to wake up at the end of the night, let him offer the Witr prayer at the end of the night. Indeed, prayer at the end of the night is witnessed, so that is better.” [Narrated by Muslim]
1) أفضل وقت لصلاة الوتر هو آخر الليل.
1) The best time for the Witr prayer is the last part of the night.
2) الحث علىٰ مبادرة أول الليل بصلاة الوتر لمن خاف أن تفوته.
2) He who fears that he will not wake up in the end of the night is urged to perform the Witr prayer early in the night.
3) صلاة آخر الليل مشهودة من الله تعالىٰ؛ حيث ينزل ربُّنا في الثلث الأخير من الليل، فيقول: «هَلْ مِنْ سائلٍ فأعطيَه؟ هَلْ مِنْ داعٍ فأستجيبَ له؟» حَتَّىٰ يطلعَ الصبح.
3) Prayer in the last part of the night is witnessed by the Almighty Lord as He descends in the last third of the night and says: “Is there anyone who asks so that I may grant his request? Is there anyone who supplicates Me so that I may answer his supplication?” He continues to say so until daybreak.