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Sahih al-Bukhari
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 1138
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- Hadith 1123
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- Hadith 1155
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- Hadith 1130
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- Hadith 1179
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