Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
A man asked the Prophet ﷺ about the night prayer. He said: "The night prayer is two by two. When one of you fears the coming of dawn, let him pray one rak'ah, making Witr for what he has prayed."
Sahih al-Bukhari 990, Sahih Muslim 749
What this hadith teaches
Tahajjud is prayed two rak'ahs at a time and closed with an odd number.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Umar
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَحَدُكُمُ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً، تُوتِرُ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 990, as given on sunnah.com.