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Sunan an-Nasai 1681 — Witr at the End of Night
The time for witr
Witr Prayer Time: Why the End of the Night Matters
Sunan an-Nasai : 1681
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1681
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ وَثَّابٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَانْتَهَى وَتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed witr at the beginning (of the night) and at the end, and in the middle. And toward the end of his life, he settled on performing witr at the end of the night.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1681In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 84English translation : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1682
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1681
This hadith about witr prayer time shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Witr at the beginning, middle, and end of the night. Aishah then says that toward the end of his life, his Witr settled near the late part of the night, close to suhur time. The core message is simple: Witr prayer has a wide night window, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم later kept it near the end. For people searching for when to pray Witr, this narration gives a clear picture without adding extra rules. It also connects Witr with night prayer and the quiet final part of the night, while still showing that earlier times were also reported in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Witr at different parts of the night.
- Toward the end of his life, his Witr was near the end of the night.
- The hadith shows room in the timing of Witr within the night.
- Witr is closely connected to night prayer.
