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Abdullah ibn Abu Ziyad narrated this hadith to us having heard it from Shababah ibn Sawwar who from Muhammad (SAW) ibn Tahah who from Humayd who from Thabit and he from Sayyidina Anas (RA) that during his illness that led to his death, the Prophet (SAW) offered salah by the side Sayyidina Abu Bakr (RA) sitting down wrapped in a garment.

Sayyidina Ibn Umar asked Sayyidina Bilal , "How did the Prophet (SAW) respond to them when they greeted him while he was engaged in salah." He said, "He gestured with his hand." [Abu Dawud 297]

It is also reported from Ibrahim ibn Tahman from the same isnad, but his words are: Imran ibn Husayn (RA) said that he asked Allah's Messenger (SAW) about the salah of a sick person and he said, "He should offer it standing up. If he cannot, then sitting down, but if he cannot offer it even siting down then lying down."

Ahmad ibn Abduh ad-Da'bi reported a similar account from Hammad ibn Zayd who from Maymun Abu Hamzah through the same isnad and said, "The boy was our slave called Rabah."

Saeed ibn Yazid Abu Salamah asked Sayyyidina Anas ibn Malik (RA),"did Allah's Messenger pray with his sandals on.' He said "Yes!" [Ahmed 11976, Bukhari 386, Muslim 555, Nisai 771]

Salih ibn Abdullah reported from Abu Awanah who from Abu Malik Ashja'i a Hadith of the same purport, from the same line of transmission.

Anbasah ibn Abu Sufyan (Possible error in nae of narrator please verify and contact us) having heard from his sister Sayyidah Umm Habibah the wife of the Prophet (SAW) that she heard Allah's Messenger (SAW) say, "He who is regular at four rakat before zuhr and four after it, Allah forbids the Fire to touch him."

Abu Salamah asked Sayyidah Aishah about the salah of Allah's Messenger (SAW) (in the night) in Ramadan. She said, "Allah's Messenger (SAW) did not exceed eleven rakat in Ramadan or otherwise. He prayed four, but do not ask about their beauty and length. Then he (saw) prayed four, and do not ask about their beauty and length. Then he prayed three, and I said, "0 Messenger of Allah! Do you sleep before offering the witr?" He said, "My eyes sleep but the heart keeps awake." [Ahmed 24500, Bukhari 1147, Muslim 738, Abu Dawud 1341, Nisai 1693]

Sufyan Thawri and others report from Abu Ishaq from Aasim ibn Damrah and he from Sayyidina Ali (RA) that witr is not like the fard salah, but is sunnah. The Prophet (SAW) made it a sunnah.

Masruq asked Sayyidah Aishah (RA) about the Prophet's (SAW) witr. She said, "He offered the witr in the night, the first of it, the middle of it and the last of it. So, he ended his witr about the time of his death towards the last of the night (at the time of suhr, before dawn before his death)." [Ahmed 24745, Bukhari 996, Muslim 745, Abu Dawud 1435, Muslim 1677, Ibn e Majah 1186]