the pre-dawn hour. Agreed upon.

1141 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Make the last of your night-time prayer an odd-numbered prayer (witr).” Agreed upon.

1142 – Abu Saʿid al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Pray witr before dawn breaks.” Narrated by Muslim.

1143 – ʿAʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet ﷺ would perform his night prayer while she lay crosswise in front of him; when only the witr remained he would wake her and she would perform it. Narrated by Muslim. In another version he said to her, “Rise and perform the witr, O ʿAʾishah.”

1144 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Hasten to pray the witr before dawn.” Narrated by Abu Dawud; al-Tirmidhi graded it sound and authentic.

1145 – Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever fears he will not rise during the last part of the night should pray witr at its beginning, and whoever hopes to rise at its end should pray witr then; for the prayer offered in the last part of the night is witnessed, and that is superior.” Narrated by Muslim.

206 – Chapter: The Merit of the Duha Prayer, its minimum, maximum, and moderate number of units, and the encouragement to maintain it regularly

1146 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “My close friend ﷺ advised me to fast three days of every month, to pray two rakʿahs of Duha, and to perform witr before I sleep.” Agreed upon. Preferring to perform witr before sleeping is recommended only for the one who is not confident of waking in the latter part of the night; if he is confident, performing it at the end of the night is better.

1147 – Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Each morning upon every….”