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Sahih Muslim 751b — Make Witr Your Last Night Prayer
The night prayers are two by two, and Witr is one rakah at the end of the night
Make Witr Your Last Prayer at Night: A Simple Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 751b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 751b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاَتِكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وِتْرًا " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Make Witr the end of your night prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 751bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 184USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1639
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 751b
This Hadith is brief but very clear. Ibn 'Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "Make Witr the end of your night prayer." For people searching for witr prayer hadith, last prayer before sleep, or how to end night prayer, this narration gives the direct wording. The core topic is Witr ending. It tells a worshipper that Witr is not just another prayer in the night routine; it is meant to close the night prayer. The Hadith does not mention a long method here, nor does it discuss other prayers in detail. It simply sets the order: night prayer first, Witr at the end. That makes the message easy to remember and easy to apply.
What we learn from this hadith
- Witr should be placed at the end of night prayer.
- The Prophet's wording is short and direct.
- The Hadith teaches order in night worship.
