Qur'an 17:79 (Al-Isra)

The Night Journey, الإسراء

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا ﴿٧٩﴾

Qur'an text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani, verified), used verbatim under CC BY 3.0.

Translations as quoted by sources

And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.

tr. Saheeh International — quoted in Witr in the Four Sunni Schools: An Overview

Cited by

• Witr in the Four Sunni Schools: An Overview
  Neutral Ruling on Witr
  Background: night prayer is described as nafilah (additional) for the Prophet ﷺ.

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