- "The Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) performed witr with five, and performed witr with seven." It was recorded by Ibn Naṣr al-Marwazī in "Qiyām al-Layl" (p. 121 - Hind): Isḥāq and Muḥammad ibn Bashshār narrated to us, saying: Wahb ibn Jarīr narrated to us, Shuʿbah narrated from Hishām ibn ʿUrwah from his father from ʿĀʾishah that the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) performed witr... Similarly, it was recorded by Ibn Ḥibbān in his "Ṣaḥīḥ" (4/71/2429) through his teacher ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Azdī: Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to us: Wahb ibn Jarīr informed us, Saʿīd narrated from Hishām with it. Thus, "Saʿīd" appeared in place of "Shuʿbah." I do not know if this is how the narration was received by him, or if it is a scribal error, as is likely, because they did not mention in his biography—he is Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jumaḥī—that Jarīr—who is Ibn Ḥāzim—narrated from him, but they mentioned him among the narrators from Shuʿbah. Based on this, the isnād is authentic according to the conditions of the two Shaykhs. However, if it is assumed that he is Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jumaḥī, then the isnād is ḥasan because this al-Jumaḥī, although he is among the men of Muslim, has been criticized for his memory. The ḥāfiẓ said: "Truthful but has errors, and Ibn Ḥibbān excessively weakened him." There is a supporting narration from the ḥadīth of Umm Salamah who said: "The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) used to perform witr with five or seven, not separating them with speech or taslīm." It was recorded by ʿAbd al-Razzāq in "al-Muṣannaf" (3/27/4668) from al-Thawrī from Manṣūr from al-Ḥakam from Miqsam from her