Hadith Details
Discover timeless wisdom from the authentic teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Each hadith offers profound guidance for daily life, spiritual growth, and moral excellence, preserved and transmitted through generations of Islamic scholarship.
Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الوتر
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
" أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ "
The Prophet (ﷺ) was present at the pool of Banu Ghifar, Gabriel came to him and said: "Allah has commanded you to make your community read (the Qur'an) in one harf. He (the Prophet) said: 'I beg Allah His pardon and forgiveness; my community has not strength to do so'. He then came for the second time and told him the same thing till he reached up to seven harfs. Finally, he said: 'Allah has commanded you to make your community read (the Qur'an) in seven harfs; in whichever mode they read, that will be correct.
More from Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 1521
Asma' bint al-Hakam said: I heard Ali say: I was a man; when I heard a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Allah benefited me with it as much as He…
- Hadith 1518
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will…
- Hadith 1505
"Mu'awiyah wrote to al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah: 'What would the the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite when he gave Taslim (salutation) in the prayer ?' Al-Mughirah…
- Hadith 1530
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone invokes blessings on me once, Allah will bless him ten times.
- Hadith 1466
Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: What have you to do with his prayer?…
- Hadith 1436
Make haste to observe the witr prayer before morning.