It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the first rak'ah of Witr "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High", in the second "Say: O disbelievers", and in the third "Say: He is Allah, the One", "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak" and "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind". This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it in this way; Imam Bukhari alone recorded it from Ibn Abi Maryam, and this addition is known only from the narration of Yahya bin Ayyub. It has also been narrated through another sahih chain.

It is narrated from Abd al-Aziz bin Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: We asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): Which (surahs) did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite in Witr? She said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the first rak'ah "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High", in the second "Say: O disbelievers", and in the third "Say: He is Allah, the One" and the Mu'awwidhatayn (Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas). The leading authority of the people of Egypt in hadith and narration, Sa'id bin Kathir bin Ufayr, has brought (this addition) from Yahya bin Ayyub; I searched for it when I was dictating the Book of Witr but did not find it, and then I found it afterwards.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the two rak'ahs after which he would pray Witr (that is, the shaf'), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" and "Say: O disbelievers", and in the Witr rak'ah (alone) he would recite "Say: He is Allah, the One", "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak" and "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when he recited "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High", he would say (on completing the verse): 'Subhana rabbiya al-a'la alladhi khalaqa fa-sawwa' (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High, who created and proportioned). He said that this is the (manner of) recitation of Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from al-Qasim bin Rabi'ah (may Allah have mercy on him) that when Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), while reciting "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High", reached the verse "We will make you recite, so you will not forget" [Surah al-A'la: 6] , he would go over the Qur'an to retain it, for fear of forgetting. The narrator said: I heard Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) recite the verse "Ma nansakh min ayatin aw tansaha" (Whatever verse We abrogate or you forget) [Surah al-Baqarah: 106] , so I said: Sa'id bin al-Musayyib recites it as "aw nunsiha" (or We cause it to be forgotten). Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Qur'an was not revealed to al-Musayyib nor to the family of al-Musayyib; Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said: "We will make you recite, so you will not forget" [Surah al-A'la: 6] , and He said: "And remember your Lord when you forget." [Surah al-Kahf: 24] This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.