and in the second rakʿah, “Say, O disbelievers,” and in the third, “Say, He is Allah, the One.”
At times, the two surahs of refuge are also recited in the third rakʿah along with “Say, He is Allah, the One.”
The evidence for this is as follows:
Ubayy ibn Kaʿb reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, “would perform Witr as three rakʿahs. In the first he would recite, ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High’; in the second, ‘Say, O disbelievers’; and in the third, ‘Say, He is Allah, the One.’ He would recite the qunūt supplication before bowing. When he had finished, he would say three times, ‘Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy,’ prolonging the last of them.” Recorded by al-Nasā’ī. (1)
Ibn Abbās said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would perform Witr as three rakʿahs. In the first he would recite, ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High’; in the second, ‘Say, O disbelievers’; and in the third, ‘Say, He is Allah, the One.’” Recorded by al-Nasā’ī. (2)
Abd al-Azīz ibn Jurayj said: I asked Aishah, “What would the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recite when performing Witr?” She replied: “In the first rakʿah he would recite, ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,’ and in