صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب الوتر
The Book of Witr.
بَابُ سَاعَاتِ الْوِتْرِ:
(2) Chapter. The timing of the Salat-ul-Witr (Witr prayer).
Hadith 995
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ : " أَرَأَيْتَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ أُطِيلُ فِيهِمَا الْقِرَاءَةَ ، فَقَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَيُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ ، وَكَأَنَّ الْأَذَانَ بِأُذُنَيْهِ " ، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ : أَيْ سُرْعَةً .
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: I asked Ibn `Umar, "What is your opinion about the two rak`at before the Fajr (compulsory) prayer, as to prolonging the recitation in them?" He said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to pray at night two rak`at followed by two and so on, and end the prayer by one rak`a witr. He used to offer two rak`at before the Fajr prayer immediately after the Adhan." (Hammad, the sub-narrator said, "That meant (that he prayed) quickly.)"
