أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَائُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَائَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَائَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَائَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1716
Al-Awza’i said: “Az-Zuhri narrated to me, he said: ‘Ata’ bin Yazid, from Abu Ayyub: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ; said: ‘Witr is a duty, so whoever wants to pray Witr with five, let him do so; whoever wants to pray Witr with three, let him do so; and whoever wants to pray Witr with one, let him do so.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020