Abu’l-‘Aliyah Bara reports: Once Ibn Ziyad performed a prayer late, so ‘Abdullah bin Samit came to me. I placed a chair for him and he sat on it. I mentioned to him about Ibn Ziyad’s action, so he began biting his lips. Then he struck his hand on my knee and said: I asked Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) a question, and he struck my knee with his hand just as I have struck your knee. Then he told me: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a question just as you have asked me, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) struck my knee with his hand just as I have struck your knee. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“In such a situation, perform the prayer at its time. If you find the people praying, then pray with them as well. Do not say, ‘I have already performed the prayer, so I will not pray now.’”

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Witr is a right; whoever wishes to perform five witr may do so, whoever wishes to perform three witr may do so, whoever wishes to perform one witr may do so, and whoever finds it difficult to perform it should recite it with gestures."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever reaches the true dawn and has not performed Witr, then he has no Witr."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in eight rak‘ahs during the month of Ramadan, then he performed witr. When the next night came, we gathered in the mosque, hoping that he would come to us. We remained in that state until morning came. Then we went to him and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon you)! We had gathered in the mosque, hoping that you would lead us in prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I feared (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words:) I disliked that witr would be made obligatory upon you.”(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The wording of these two narrations is different from each other, and their meanings are also different from each other, as these occurred in two different Ramadans in two different circumstances. It is not the case that the incident happened in the same month and in the same situation.

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "In the matter of Witr, whoever wishes may offer five Witr, whoever wishes may offer three, and whoever wishes may offer one Witr."

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Witr is a right. Whoever wishes to perform five witr, let him perform them; and whoever wishes to perform three witr, let him perform them; and whoever wishes to perform one witr, let him perform it; and whoever is unable to perform them, let him perform them with gestures."

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that he used to perform Witr while riding on a camel, and he used to mention that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also used to do so.

Saeed bin Yasar narrates: I was traveling with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) on the way to Makkah. When I feared that dawn was near, I got down from my mount and performed Witr. Then I reached Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he asked me: Where were you? I replied: I feared that dawn was about to break, so I got down from my mount and performed Witr. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: Is there not an example for you in the way of Allah’s Messenger? I replied: Yes, there is. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform Witr on his camel.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever reaches true dawn (Fajr) and has not performed Witr, then he has no Witr."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in eight rak‘ahs during the month of Ramadan and performed Witr. When the next night came, we gathered in the mosque. We hoped that you would come and lead us in prayer. We remained there until morning came. (The next day) we said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We were hoping that you would come and lead us in prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I disliked this (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words:) I feared that Witr would become obligatory upon you.