5/121. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1186 — Prophet’s Witr Before Dawn
What was narrated concerning Witr at the end of the night
Hadith on the Prophet’s Witr Before Dawn
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1186
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1186
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم. مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ، وَانْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ .
'Ali Narrated from:
At every part of the night the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr, at the beginning and in the middle, and finally his Witr was just before dawn.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1186In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 384English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1186
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1186
This Hadith is about the timing of Witr prayer in the life of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Ali said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Witr at every part of the night: at the beginning and in the middle. Then his Witr finally came to be just before dawn. The narration is close in meaning to reports from Aishah about Witr timing. It does not discuss the number of Rak‘ah, Qunut, or the words recited. It only focuses on when Witr was prayed. For searchers asking about Prophet Witr before dawn or best time for Witr in Hadith, this narration gives a clear timing point: his final practice mentioned here was Witr in the last part before dawn.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Witr at more than one time of the night.
- Ali mentioned the beginning and middle of the night.
- The Prophet’s Witr finally reached the time before dawn.
- The Hadith focuses on timing, not the wording or number of Rak‘ah.
