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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار
The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
بَابُ : كَيْفَ الْوِتْرُ بِخَمْسٍ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ فِي حَدِيثِ الْوِتْرِ
Chapter: How to pray witr with five rak'ahs, and the differences reported from Al-Hakam in the hadith about Witr
Sunan Nasai 1718 — How to pray witr with five rak'ahs
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ , وَلَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ " .
´Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father, from Aishah, that:` The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray witr with five and he did not sit except in the last (rak'ah) of them.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1718. Commentary: It is understood from the narrations of the chapter that if five rak‘ahs of witr are performed together, then one should not sit for tashahhud in any rak‘ah except the last one.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1718
