Hadith 35.3
Prayer
ENGLISH
‘Ali said that God’s Messenger used to pray three <i>rak'as</i> when observing the <i>witr</i>, reciting nine <i>suras</i> from <i>al-Mufassal</i> in the course of them, three in each <i>rak'a</i>, the last of them being “Say, He is God, One” (Al-Qur’an; 112). Tirmidhi transmitted it.
ARABIC
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ بِتِسْعِ سُوَرٍ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ بِثَلَاثِ سُوَرٍ آخِرُهُنَّ: (قل هوا لله أحد) رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 35.3
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
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