Abu Dawud Book 2. Prayer

Chapter : Supplications during the witr. Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to say at the end of his witr: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy anger, and…

Chapter : Supplications during the witr. Narated By Muhammad on the authority of some of his teachers : Ubayy b. K’ab led them in prayer in Ramadhan. He used to recite the supplication (in the witr) during the second half…

Chapter : Supplications during the witr. Narated By Ubayy ibn Ka’b : Al-Hasan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered the people (in tarawih prayer) behind Ubayy ibn Ka’b (who led them). He used to lead them for twenty days (during Ramadan,…

Chapter : Supplications after the witr prayer. Narated By Ubayy ibn Ka’b : When the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) offered salutation in the witr prayer, he said: Glorify be to the king most holy.

Chapter : Supplications after the witr prayer. Narated By Abu Sa’id al-Khudri : The Prophet (PBUH) said: If anyone oversleeps and misses the witr, or forgets it, he should pray when he remembers.

Chapter : On observing the witr before sleeping. Narated By Abu Hurairah : My friend (i.e. the Prophet) instructed me to observe three practices that I do not leave while travelling nor while resident; to pray two rak’ahs in the…

Chapter : On observing the witr before sleeping. Narated By Abu al-Darda : My friend (i.e. the Prophet) instructed me to observe three practices that I never leave: he instructed me to fast three days every month and not to…

Chapter : On observing the witr before sleeping. Narated By Abu Qatadah : The Prophet (PBUH) asked Abu Bakr: When do you observe the witr? He replied: I observe the witr prayer in the early hours of the night. The…

Chapter : On the time of witr prayer. Narated By Masruq : I asked ‘Aisha : When would the Apostle of Allah(PBUH) observe the witr prayer? She replied: Any time he observed the witr, sometimes in the early hours of…

Chapter : On the time of witr prayer. Narated By Ibn ‘Umar : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Make haste to observe the witr prayer before morning.

Chapter : On the time of witr prayer. Narated By ‘Abd Allah b. Abu Qais : I asked ‘Aisha about the witr observed by the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). She replied: Sometimes he observed the witr prayer in the early…

Chapter : On the time of witr prayer. Narated By Ibn ‘Umar : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Make the last of your prayer at night a witr.

Chapter : The witr is not to be repeated. Narated By Talq ibn Ali : Qays ibn Talq said: Talq ibn Ali visited us on a certain day during Ramadan. He remained with us till evening and broke fast with…

Chapter : On reciting the supplication in prayer. Narated By Abu Hurairah : By Allah, I shall offer prayer like that of the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). The narrator said: Abu Hurairah used to recite the supplication in the last…

Chapter : On reciting the supplication in prayer. Narated By Al Bara’ : The Prophet (PBUH) used to recite the supplication in the dawn prayer. The version of Ibn Mu’adh has the words: “sunset prayer.”