Hadith #566

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ‏ ‏قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيُّ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏ ‏أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏كَانَ ‏ ‏يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ ‏

English Translation

Sulayman ibn Dawud narrated to us, he said: Abu Bakr al-Nahshali narrated to us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from Yahya ibn al-Jazzar, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr with three rak'ahs, reciting: 'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High' [al-A'la], 'Say: O disbelievers' [al-Kafirun], and 'Say: He is Allah, the One' [al-Ikhlas].

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 566

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2604

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