Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْوِتْرِ
Chapter: The Recommendation To Pray Witr.
3 hadith · references 1416–1418
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Abu Dawud · 1416يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَNarrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah is single (witr) and loves what is single, so observe the witr, you who follow the Quran.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1417حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ الْأَبَّارُ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ،عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَThe above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Abdullah (bin Masud) through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: A bedouin said: What are you saying ? He replied: This is neither6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1418إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ وَهِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ ، وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ ، فَجَعَلَهَا لَكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِNarrated Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Adawi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said: Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is better for you then the red camels (i. e. high breed camels). This is th7 narrators