رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1169
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- 179
Chapter 32
Chapter context: Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night
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Original Arabic
وعنه قال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يصلي من الليل مثنى مثنى، ويوتر بركعة. ((متفق عليه)) .
Translation
English translation
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed the night prayer in pairs (i.e., Rak'ah) and made it odd number by observing one Rak'ah (as Witr). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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This is Hadith 1169 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 179 under the chapter “Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night.”
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