Title: Clarification Regarding Witr Prayers Question/Comments: Can you please give the Hadith on which you have based your opinion regarding the method of offering Witr prayers. I have dicussed this with friends here and they are saying that they want the source. Mohammad Azam Answer: The various methods of offering Witr prayers given in my referred response, with their respective references, is given below: The first method of offering Witr prayers was given in my response as: the rakaats may be offered two at a time, and finally one rakat may offered separately This method is mentioned in Bukhariy , Kitaab al-Wudu , Narrative number 177 and Bukhariy , Kitaab al-Jum`ah , Narrative number 938. The second method of offering the prayers was given as: the rakats may be offered four at a time, and finally three rakaat may be offered separately, without sitting in tashahhud ; This method is mentioned in Bukhariy , Kitaab al-Jum`ah , Narrative number 1079; Abu Dawood, Kitaab al-Sala'h , Narrative number 1140. The third method of offering the prayers was given as: all the rakaats may be offered in one go, without sitting for tashahhud , that is two, four, six, eight or ten rakats may be offered one after the other, without sitting for tashahhud . And finally one rakat may be offered separately. This method is mentioned in Muslim , Kitaab Sala't al-Musaafireen wa Qasrihaa , Narrative number 1217 and Narrative number 1233; Tirmidhi , Kitaab al-Sala'h , Narrative number 421. I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad December 15, 2001