حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُطَّلِبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ کَيْفَ أُوتِرُ قَالَ أَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخْشَی أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ الْبُتَيْرَائُ فَقَالَ سُنَّةُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ يُرِيدُ هَذِهِ سُنَّةُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1176
A man asked Ibn 'Umar: "How should I perform Witr?" He said: "Pray Witr with one Rak'ah:" He said: "I am afraid that the people will say that I am cutting the prayer short." He said: "The Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger." meaning "This is the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger."(Da'if).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020