سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب الوترPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْوِتْرِChapter: The Recommendation To Pray Witr.
Hadith 1416
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ " .
Narrated 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.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1416. Commentary:
➊ The term "witr" applies to two meanings. One is the witr prayer, whose number of units is one, three, or five. Although this prayer is supererogatory (nafl), it is extremely important and emphasized, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to observe it even during travel. On this basis, some imams consider it "obligatory" (wajib). The second meaning is "standing at night" (qiyam al-layl) and "tahajjud." Since the original and most appropriate time for witr is this, it is referred to as "witr." In the aforementioned hadith, this second meaning is what comes to mind. There is an indication of this in the narration.
➋ This instruction is addressed to the "people of the Qur'an" (ahl al-Qur'an), and all Muslims are "people of the Qur'an," but the memorizers (huffaz) and scholars are especially addressed by it.
➊ The term "witr" applies to two meanings. One is the witr prayer, whose number of units is one, three, or five. Although this prayer is supererogatory (nafl), it is extremely important and emphasized, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to observe it even during travel. On this basis, some imams consider it "obligatory" (wajib). The second meaning is "standing at night" (qiyam al-layl) and "tahajjud." Since the original and most appropriate time for witr is this, it is referred to as "witr." In the aforementioned hadith, this second meaning is what comes to mind. There is an indication of this in the narration.
➋ This instruction is addressed to the "people of the Qur'an" (ahl al-Qur'an), and all Muslims are "people of the Qur'an," but the memorizers (huffaz) and scholars are especially addressed by it.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1416
