أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ کَهَيْئَةِ الْمَکْتُوبَةِ وَلَکِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1681
It was narrated that ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Witi is not essential like the obligatory prayers, but it is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020