Hadith #469
Chapter: The Book of Prayer
كتاب الصلاة
Arabic Text
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ
قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَنْ خَافَ أَنْ لَا يَقُومَ مِنْ آخِرِ اَللَّيْلِ فَلْيُوتِرْ أَوَّلَهُ, وَمَنْ طَمِعَ أَنْ يَقُومَ آخِرَهُ فَلْيُوتِرْ آخِرَ اَللَّيْلِ, فَإِنَّ صَلَاةَ آخِرِ اَللَّيْلِ مَشْهُودَةٌ, وَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ . 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه مسلم (755).
English Translation
Jabir (RA) (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: "If anyone is afraid that he may not get up in the latter part of the night, he should offer Witr in the first part of it; and if anyone expects to get up in the last part of it, he should offer Witr at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed (by the angels) and that is preferable." .
Quran References
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram, Book 2, Hadith 469
Sunnah.com ref: bulugh-maram 469
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-68524