Also known as: Al Witr Allah · Allah is witr and loves witr · Allah is witr
اَلْوِتْرُ
The Odd, the Single One.
Al-Witr
Reference
Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported, as Aḥmad records in his Musnad, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
- Aḥmad 13/163
Explanation
Witr comes from the root w-t-r and means an odd, single number, as opposed to an even one. In the hadith the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says that Allah is witr and that He loves the witr. The word is also voweled watr. So the Name describes Allah as the Odd, the Single One.
Questions and answers
What does Al-Witr mean?
Al-Witr means the Odd, the Single One. It comes from the root w-t-r, an odd, single number as opposed to an even one, and the word is also voweled watr.
Which hadith says Allah is witr and loves the witr?
In the hadith reported by Ahmad, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says that Allah is witr and that He loves the witr. It is the source given for the Name Al-Witr on this page.