Those who prayed witr with one rakah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The night prayer is in pairs of two rak'ahs; when you fear the rising of dawn, pray one rak'ah of witr."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray one rak'ah of witr, and he would speak between the two rak'ahs and the one rak'ah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The night prayer is two rak'ahs at a time. The witr is one rak'ah. And there are two prostrations before the Fajr prayer."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the tahajjud prayer, and he said: "The night prayer is two rak'ahs at a time. When you fear the rising of dawn, pray one rak'ah of witr."

Bakr bin Abdullah said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) prayed two rak'ahs and ended with the salam, then said: Bring my such-and-such she-camel here. After that he stood up and prayed one rak'ah of witr.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The night prayer is two rak'ahs at a time, and the witr is one rak'ah.

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said that his father (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray one rak'ah of witr. Someone asked him about it, and he said: I have shortened it.

Ata said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed one rak'ah of witr, and people disapproved of this act of his. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about it, and he said: He acted upon the Sunnah.

Ibn Sirin said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them both) spent the night talking at the house of al-Walid bin Uqbah. Then they came out talking with each other, and when morning came, each of them prayed one rak'ah.

Jarir bin Hazim said: I asked Ata: May I pray one rak'ah of witr? He said: Yes, if you wish.

Al-Sha'bi said: The families of Sayyiduna Sa'd and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to end with the salam after the two rak'ahs of the witr, and then pray one rak'ah of witr.

Ibn Awn said: Al-Hasan used to end with the salam after praying the two rak'ahs of the witr.

Sa'id and Nafi' said: We saw Mu'adh al-Qari ending with the salam in the two rak'ahs of the witr.

Layth said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed one rak'ah of witr.

Ibn Sirin said: Na'ilah bint al-Furafisah al-Kalbiyyah said: Whether the rebels kill Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) or leave him, he used to stay awake the whole night and recite the entire Qur'an in a single rak'ah. What Na'ilah bint al-Furafisah meant was that this was the one rak'ah of the witr.