The Night Prayer and Witr
(1-3) Their Virtue
A number of hadiths have been narrated concerning the virtue of the Night Prayer and Witr. Among them are the following:
a) Abu Hurayrah—may Allah be pleased with him—reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The best fast after Ramadan is the fast of Allah’s month, al-Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the Night Prayer.” Recorded by Muslim. (1)
b) Abu Umāmah al-Bāhilī reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “You should observe the Night Prayer, for it was the practice of the righteous before you; it draws you nearer to your Lord, expiates misdeeds, and deters from sin.” Related by al-Tirmidhī and al-Hākim. (2)
c) Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Ās reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Indeed,