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كتاب التهجد
Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
" مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ "
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How is the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr."
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- Hadith 1136
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- Hadith 1138
The prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to be of thirteen rak`at, i.e. of the night prayer.
- Hadith 1135
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- Hadith 1139
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- Hadith 1134
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- Hadith 1140
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen rak`at of the night prayer and that included the witr and two rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.