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سنن الدارقطني
Daraqutni
كتاب الوتر
Discussion on Witr Prayer
بَابُ صِفَةِ الْوِتْرِ وَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِفَرْضٍ , وَأَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى الْبَعِيرِ
Chapter on the description of Witr, that it is not obligatory, and that the Prophet (peace be upon him) would perform Witr on a camel
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 1636 — on the description of Witr, that it is not
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّبَّاحُ ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ تَطَوُّعًا ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوتِرَ نزل فَأَوْتَرَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ " ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ نَافِعٌ : كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ " رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَرُبَّمَا نزل ".
Saeed bin Jubair narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to perform voluntary prayers on his mount, but when he had to perform Witr, he would dismount and perform Witr. Nafi' narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would sometimes perform Witr on his mount and sometimes dismount and then perform Witr.
