THE WITR PRAYER IN THE LIGHT OF HADITH AND ATHAR

How many rak’ats is the Witr prayer — one, three, five, or seven? What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) actually pray, and what was the practice of the Sahaba?

In The Witr Prayer in the Light of Hadith and Athar, the renowned scholar Mawlana Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi (RA) examines the hadith evidence on the Witr prayer with the precision of a muhaddith — weighing narrations, exposing weak and mudtarib reports, and establishing what is authentically proven.

This book analyzes:

- The narration of Umm Salamah (RA): eleven rak’ats at night, seven of Witr
- The hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar (RA): “The night prayer is two rak’ats, two rak’ats”
- The narration of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (RA) — and why it is not a marfu’ hadith
- The claim of “one-rak’at Witr” and its refutation from the hadith masters
- The proven practice of the Sahaba: three rak’ats of Witr in congregation
- Reports of the Tabi’in and the verdict of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

A rigorous, evidence-based study for students of hadith, imams, and every Muslim who wants to pray Witr the way the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions prayed it.

About This Book

These are the writings of Mawlana Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi (RA), the celebrated Pakistani scholar of hadith, compiled in English by Dr. Mufty Hafiz Luthfur Rahman Qasimy — Islamic scholar, Imam, Khateeb, and interfaith leader based in New York, USA, holder of PhD degrees in Islamic Studies and Hadith, and founding president of the United Ulama Council of USA.