Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said three times: Witr is obligatory; whoever does not perform Witr is not one of us.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب صلاة الليل والوتر / 2172
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«ضعيف، ابو المنيب العتكي، قال البخاري: عنده مناكير۔ أخرجه ابوداود: 1419 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 23019 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 23407»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … We have quoted the ruling of both these ahadith from (Irwa’ al-Ghalil: 2/147). Shaykh Shu‘ayb al-Arna’ut has declared it hasan li-ghayrihi, but the weakness of the first hadith is severe.