حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2720
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH)used to pray Witr with three (rak'ahs), reciting " Sabbih isma Rabbikal-A'la (Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High) [al-A'la 87], "Qul ya ayyuhal-kafiroon (Say (O Muhammad (PBUH)) to these Mushrikoon and Kafiroon ): O Al-Kafiroon (dis- believers)" [al-Kafiroon 109] and " Qul Huwallahu Ahad (Say (O Muhammad (PBUH)): "He is Allah, (the) One)" [al-Ikhlas 112],
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020