I have heard that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would also recite Surah Zilzal (Surah 99) in Witr Salah, is this correct?
Answer:
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite the following nine Surahs in Witr:
In the first rak’ah: Surah Takathur (Surah 102), Surah Qadr (Surah 97) and Surah Zilzal (Surah 99).
In the second rak’ah: Surah ‘Asr (Surah 103), Surah Nasr (Surah 110) and Surah Kawthar (Surah 108).
In the third rak’ah: Surah Kafirun (Surah 109), Surah Lahab (Surah 111) and Ikhlas (Surah 112)
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 1 pg. 89, Musnad Bazzar, Hadith: 851 and Musnad Abu Ya’la, Hadith: 460 with a weak chain. Imam Tirmidhi has also recorded a shorter version of this narration, Hadith: 460)
Also see here.
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