Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Witr in every part of the night, and towards the end, his Witr would be close to the morning.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about Witr, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray Witr before Fajr."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray three rak‘ahs of Witr; in the first rak‘ah he would recite «سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى» , in the second rak‘ah «قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ» , and in the third rak‘ah «قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ» .

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer Witr on a camel. Imam Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: Do you also say the same? He said: Yes (that is, Witr can be offered on a mount).

Abu Hurairah Sa'di said: I asked Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both): What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once seated me on his shoulder, I took a date from the charity dates and put it in my mouth, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Spit it out, do you not know that charity is not lawful for us?" Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate in Witr: «اَللّٰهُمَّ اهْدِنِيْ ...... تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ» . "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, grant me well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, take me into Your care among those whom You have taken into Your care, bless me in what You have given me, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed, for You decree and none can decree over You. He whom You befriend is never humiliated. You are Most Blessed, Most Exalted."

Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me some words which I say in Qunoot. Then he mentioned the above supplication, that is, «اَللّٰهُمَّ اهْدِنِيْ فِيْمَنْ هَدَيْتَ ........... الخ» .

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah Sa'di that Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me some words which I recite in the Qunoot of Witr and up to «اَللّٰهُمَّ اهْدِنِيْ فِيْمَنْ هَدَيْتَ آخرتك پڑهي تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ» . Imam Darimi Abu Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The name of Abu Hurairah Sa'di is Rabi'ah bin Shayban. *In some copies, it is printed as Abu al-Jawza, which is incorrect.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, staying awake is hardship and a burden, so when any of you has performed Witr, then let him perform two more rak‘ahs after it. If he wakes up during the night, then fine; otherwise, these two rak‘ahs will be counted as his night prayer (qiyam al-layl)." Instead of «هٰذا السهر» , «‏‏‏‏ «هٰذا السفر» has also been said, but I say «هٰذا السهر» only, meaning to wake up after sleeping.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would supplicate against someone or pray for someone, he would recite Qunoot after bowing (ruku‘). Sometimes it is said that he would supplicate after «سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ» : «اَللّٰهُمَّ ........ الخ» “O Allah, deliver Walid bin Walid, Salamah bin Hisham, ‘Ayyash bin Abi Rabi‘ah, and the weak among the Muslims. O Allah, tighten Your grip on Mudar and afflict them with a famine like the famine in the time of Yusuf, peace be upon him.”He, peace and blessings be upon him, would supplicate this aloud and invoke against some of the Arab tribes, «اَللّٰهُمَّ الْعَنْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا» “O Allah, curse so-and-so and so-and-so,”until this noble verse was revealed: «لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ» [آل عمران: 128/3] “O Prophet! You have no authority in the matter; whether He turns to them in mercy or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers.”

Asim said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about Qunoot, so he said: It is before bowing (ruku‘). I said: So-and-so thinks that you have said Qunoot is after bowing. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He has lied. Then he narrated the hadith that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunoot after bowing for a month, or he said: For a month, he supplicated against a tribe of Banu Sulaym.