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Sunan an-Nasai 1692 — End Night Prayer with One Rak'ah
How to pray witr with one (rak'ah)
How to End Night Prayer with Witr
Sunan an-Nasai : 1692
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1692
أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Prayer at night is two by two, then when you want to finish, pray one rak'ah which will make the total number that you prayed odd."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1692In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 95English translation : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1693
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1692
This hadith gives a clear method for night prayer witr. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that prayer at night is two by two. Then, when a person wants to finish, he should pray one rak'ah, which makes what he prayed odd. The main search phrase is how to pray Witr after Tahajjud. The narration is practical because it shows the order: pairs first, then one rak'ah at the end. It does not talk about long recitation or other details. Its key lesson is the way Witr closes the night prayer and turns the total into an odd number. This makes the hadith easy to apply as a basic prayer pattern.
What we learn from this hadith
- Night prayer is prayed two by two.
- One rak'ah at the end makes the total odd.
- The hadith explains Witr as a closing prayer.
- It gives a simple order for finishing night worship.
