Saeed bin Yasar says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Is there not an example for you in the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to offer Witr on his camel.

Saeed bin Jubair says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform voluntary prayers on his mount, but when he intended to perform the Witr prayer, he would dismount and perform Witr on the ground.

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to command standing (in prayer) during Ramadan, but he did not give this command as an obligation. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: Whoever stands (in prayer) during Ramadan with faith and seeking reward, his past sins will be forgiven.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty has made the fasting of Ramadan obligatory, and I have made its night prayer a Sunnah. So whoever fasts during it and stands (in prayer) seeking reward, he will emerge from sins as the day his mother gave birth to him.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he states: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying in Ramadan, so I came and stood behind him. Another man came and stood by my side, then another man came, until we became a congregation. But when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sensed that we were behind him, he prayed a shortened prayer. Then he stood up and went home and prayed (a long) prayer there, which he had not prayed with us. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When morning came, we said: O Messenger of Allah! Did you know about us during the night? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, and that is what prompted me to do so. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to observe continuous fasting (wisal), and this was in the last days of the month. Some of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also began to observe continuous fasting following him. (When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, learned of this) he said: What is the matter with these people that they are also observing continuous fasting? (Remember that) you are not like me. Beware! By Allah, if this month had been prolonged for me, I would have continued wisal, so that those who go to extremes in religion would desist from their extremism.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the Companions during Ramadan and led them in a light prayer, then left and stayed for a long time (i.e., performed a long prayer), then came out and led a light prayer and then went inside and stayed for a long time (i.e., performed a long prayer). When morning came, we said: O Messenger of Allah! We were sitting at night, then you came to us and led a light prayer and then entered your house and stayed for a long time? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: All of this was because of you.

(Third chain) It is mentioned in this that the Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! You were praying and we wished that you would lead a long prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was aware of you and I did so intentionally.

It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out in the middle part of the night, and he prayed in the mosque. Then some people joined him and prayed with him. When morning came, the people talked about it, saying that indeed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out (to the mosque) and prayed in the mosque in the middle part of the night. The next night, more people gathered than before. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and in the middle part of the night he performed ghusl, then he prayed and the people also prayed with him. Then when morning came, the people talked about what had happened at night. On the third night, even more people gathered, until the mosque was full. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out in the middle part of the night, then he prayed and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also prayed with him. When the fourth night came, the people gathered again until it was near that the mosque would not be able to accommodate them (because of the large number of people). So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat in his house and did not come out to the mosque. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Until I heard the voices of the people, they were saying, "Prayer, prayer!" But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out to them. When he had prayed the Fajr prayer, he turned and stood among the people, then he delivered a sermon and said: After praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Indeed, your state at night was not hidden from me, but I feared that it might be made obligatory upon you, and if it were made obligatory upon you, you would not be able to do it." In another narration, it is added: And this was in Ramadan.

Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the wife of the Messenger, Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who says: People used to pray in the nights of Ramadan in the Prophet’s Mosque in different groups; if a man had memorized some Qur’an, then five or six or less or more people would pray with him. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me one night to spread a mat at the door of my chamber. So I did so. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out towards it after performing the Isha prayer (and began to pray the night prayer; those who were in the mosque gathered around him, and he led them in a long night prayer, then he returned home and left the mat as it was). When morning came, people talked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions with him at night. (As a result of this,) in the evening the mosque was filled with people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Isha prayer and, after finishing, went home, but the people remained there. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: Aisha! What is the situation of the people? I said: O Messenger of Allah! These people, after hearing about your prayer with some companions at night, have now gathered so that you may lead them in prayer. Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Aisha! Roll up your mat. So I did so, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spent the night at home, but he did not neglect (prayer and worship), yet the people remained at that place until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out for the Fajr prayer and said: O people! Praise be to Allah, neither did I spend this night in heedlessness, nor was your condition hidden from me. In fact, the matter is that I fear that this night prayer may be made obligatory upon you, so be responsible for deeds according to your capacity, because Allah does not tire until you tire. Abu Salamah said that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say: Indeed, the most beloved deed to Allah is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.