حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4878
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "The night prayers are two ( ra k'ahs) by two, and Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the night"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020