Qais bin Abu Hazim narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) performing one rak’ah after the ‘Isha prayer, so I asked:“Which prayer is this?”He replied:“I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing one rak’ah of Witr.”

Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman narrates: Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) performed the ‘Isha prayer, then performed one rak’ah of Witr. So a person asked him:“O Abu Ishaq! Did I not see you performing one rak’ah of Witr?”So he inquired, and Sayyiduna Sa’d said:“O blind one! Will you teach me my religion?”

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, in it are the words: "Will you teach me the method of my prayer?"

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform one rak'ah of Witr.

Abdur Rahman bin Uthman narrates: Once I thought that tonight no one would be able to separate me from Maqam Ibrahim. A person came and placed his hand between my two shoulders. I turned around and saw that it was the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him). I stepped back, and he began reciting the Qur'an and completed it in one rak'ah. I said: "O Commander of the Faithful! You performed one rak'ah," so he replied: "That was my witr."

Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrates: A man said to Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): "Are you not amazed at Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he performs Witr as a single rak'ah?" So Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: "That is fine, he is a jurist (faqih)."

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: In the first two rak'ahs after which the Witr rak'ah would be performed, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "Surah Al-A'la" and "Surah Al-Kafirun", and then in the Witr rak'ah he would recite "Surah Al-Ikhlas", "Surah Al-Falaq", and "Surah An-Nas".

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform three rak‘ahs of Witr; in the first rak‘ah he would recite“Surah Al-A‘la,”in the second rak‘ah“Surah Al-Kafirun,”and in the third rak‘ah he would recite“Surah Al-Ikhlas,”“Surah Al-Falaq,”and“Surah An-Nas.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A person asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about Witr, so he (peace be upon him) said: "Separate the two rak'ahs and the one rak'ah by saying salam between them."

The same narration is transmitted from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) with another chain of transmission; however, in it are these words: "Witr is one rak'ah, so create a separation between two and one."