حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ مَوْلًى لِعَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ قَالَ مُعَاذٌ كَانَ شُعْبَةُ يَقُولُ الْقُرِّيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ أَرَأَيْتَ الْوِتْرَ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ قَالَ مَا سُنَّةٌ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَوْتَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَالَ لَا أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ قَالَ مَهْ أَوَتَعْقِلُ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَوْتَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4834
Al-Qurri said: A man said to Ibn 'Umar: Do you think Witr is Sunnah? He said: What do you mean, Sunnah?! The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed Witr and the Muslims prayed Witr. He said: No; is it a Sunnah? He said: Stop! Don't you understand? The Mew»enger of Ailah (PBUH) prayed Witr and the Muslims prayed Witr.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020