Witr
Witr (Arabic: وتر) be an Islamic prayer (salat) wey dem dey perform at night after Isha (night-time prayer) anaa before fajr (dawn prayer). Witr get an odd number of raka'at dem pray in pairs, plus de final raka'ah dem pray separately.
According to Abdullah ibn Umar, Muhammad: "The night prayer is offered as two raka'at followed by two raka'at and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (fajr prayer), he should pray one raka'ah and this will be a witr for all the raka'at which he has prayed before."[1]
Insyd a hadith dem transmit by Abu Darda, he dey state say Muhammad tell am to do three things: to fast three days every month, to offer de witr salat before sleep, den to offer two raka'at sunnah for fajr.[2]
Der be a hadith wey dey say dat de best time for de witr salat be at night, den dat those wey dey fear dat dem no go fi be able to awake, anaa fi die insyd dema sleep, for perform de prayer before sleeping.[3]
Ali ibn Abi Talib say, "The witr prayer is not required like your obligatory prayers but the Prophet would perform the witr prayer and say, 'O you people of the Quran, perform the witr prayer, for Allah is One and He loves the witr.'"(dis be rated as daif (Weak)) [4]
Name variations
[edit | edit source]| Region/country | Language | Main |
|---|---|---|
| Arab World | Arabic | صلاة الوتر (Ṣalāh al-Witr) |
| Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan den Tajikistan | Persian | نماز وتر (Namaz e veter) |
| Pakistan, India | Urdu, Hindi | وتر, वित्र (Vitr, vitar) |
| Turkey | Turkish | Vitir namazı |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | Vitr namazı |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Vitr namozi |
| Albania, Kosovo | Albanian | Namazi i vitri, vitrit |
| Balkans | Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian | Vitr-namaz |
| Bangladesh, India | Bengali | বিতির (Bitir), বিতর (Bitor) |
| Somalia | Somali | Salaada witir |
| Southeast Asia | Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Basa Jawa | Salat witir, solat witir |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih al-Bukhari (Muhammad Muhsin Khan's translation of Sahih al-Bukhari): Hadith 539, pg. 282
- ↑ The hadith about this: "Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 16, Number 110).
- ↑ The hadith about this: "Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet (Sallah Allah Alahoui wa salam) said, "Make witr as your last prayer at night." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2 Book 16 112). Also: "Narrated 'Aisha(radia'Allah wa anha): The Prophet used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping across in his bed. Whenever he intended to offer the Witr prayer, he used to wake me up and I would offer the Witr prayer too." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 16, Number 111).
- ↑ "Sunan at-Tirmidhi 453 (Jami-al-Tirmidhi)". Retrieved 2025-10-20.
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Translation Archived 2004-12-05 at the Wayback Machine of Sahih Bukhari, Book 16: Witr Prayer Hadith no 111, 112
- The Witr prayer
