Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to perform seven and five rak'ahs of Witr, and he would not separate them with salam or speech.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer nine (9) rak‘ahs of Witr, but when he became heavy and his flesh increased, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer seven Witr, and after the Witr, he would sit and perform two rak‘ahs, in which he would recite Surah Az-Zalzalah and Surah Al-Kafiroon.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform nine rak'ahs of Witr and would offer two rak'ahs sitting. When he became weak, he would perform seven Witr and offer two rak'ahs sitting.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform nine units (rak‘ahs) of prayer, and after the eighth unit, he would sit and praise Allah Almighty, mention Him, and supplicate to Him. Then he would stand up without saying salam, thus performing the ninth unit, and then sit again and praise Allah Almighty, mention Him, and supplicate to Him, and then he would say salam in such a way that we could hear it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit and perform two units (rak‘ahs) of prayer.

Abdullah bin Abi Qais says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), how many witr did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pray? She said: Four and three, six and three, ten and three, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray less than seven or more than thirteen witr, and he never left the two rak'ahs (before Fajr).

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to perform two rak‘ahs sitting after the Witr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would separate between one and two rak‘ahs in (the three) witr by saying salam once, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would also make us hear this salam.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the chamber and I would be in the house. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) would separate the two and one rak'ah of Witr by saying salam, he would make us hear that salam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Witr prayer with the Mufassal surahs. In the first rak'ah, he would recite {أَلْھَاکُمُ التَّکَاثُرُ … }, {إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاہُ فِیْ لَیْلَۃِ الْقَدْرِ … }, and {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ … }; in the second rak'ah, { وَالْعَصْرِ … }, {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللّٰہِ وَالْفَتْحُ … }, and {إِنَّا أَعْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ … }; and in the third rak'ah, {قُلْ یَاأَیُّہَا الْکَافِرُوْنَ … }, {تَبَّتْ یَدَا أَبِیْ لَھَبٍ … }, and {قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰہُ أَحَدٌ … }.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abza that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-A'la, Surah Al-Kafiroon, and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the Witr prayer, and when he finished the Witr, he would say "Subhana al-Malik al-Quddus" three times, raising his voice the third time.