In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Chapters on the Witr (1)

1 - Chapter: What has been related regarding the virtue of the Witr

455 - Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Al-Layth ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from 'Abdullah ibn Rashid al-Zawfi, from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Murrah al-Zawfi, from Kharijah ibn Hudhafah that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and said: "Indeed, Allah has granted you a prayer that is better for you than red camels — the Witr. Allah has made it for you between the 'Isha' prayer and the rising of dawn." (2)

In this chapter, (something similar) is related from Abu Hurayrah, 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, Buraydah, and Abu Basrah al-Ghifari (3), the companion of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

The hadith of Kharijah ibn Hudhafah is a gharib hadith. We do not know it except from the hadith of Yazid ibn Abi Habib.

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(1) In (D) and (S): "Chapters on the Witr."
(2) Sahih due to corroborating evidence, though this chain is weak due to the weakness of 'Abdullah ibn Rashid al-Zawfi and 'Abdullah ibn Abi Murrah al-Zawfi. It was recorded by Abu Dawud (1418) and Ibn Majah (1168). It is in al-Musnad (24009/8). It has a supporting witness from the hadith of Abu Basrah al-Ghifari recorded by Ahmad (23851) with a sound chain. See other supporting witnesses for the hadith in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr in al-Musnad (6693).
(3) The word "al-Ghifari" does not appear in (A) and (S).