Section: The Surahs that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in the Witr prayer
277. Surah Al-A'la, Surah Al-Kafiroon & Surah Al-Ikhlas
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite three Surahs in the Witr prayer: Surah Al-A'la:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ﴿١﴾ الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾ وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٣﴾ وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ ﴿٤﴾ فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾ سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ ﴿٦﴾ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ﴿٧﴾ وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٨﴾ فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿٩﴾ سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾ وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى ﴿١١﴾ الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾ ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿١٥﴾ بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا ﴿١٦﴾ وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٨﴾ صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿١٩﴾
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْاَعْلَی ۙ﴿۱﴾ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ فَسَوّٰی ۪ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَالَّذِیْ قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰی ۪ۙ﴿۳﴾ وَالَّذِیْۤ اَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعٰی ۪ۙ﴿۴﴾ فَجَعَلَهٗ غُثَآءً اَحْوٰی ؕ﴿۵﴾ سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسٰۤی ۙ﴿۶﴾ اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ یَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا یَخْفٰی ؕ﴿۷﴾ وَنُیَسِّرُكَ لِلْیُسْرٰی ۚ﴿ۖ۸﴾ فَذَكِّرْ اِنْ نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرٰی ؕ﴿۹﴾ سَیَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ یَّخْشٰی ﴿ۙ۱۰﴾ وَیَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْاَشْقَی ﴿ۙ۱۱﴾الَّذِیْ یَصْلَی النَّارَ الْكُبْرٰی ﴿ۚ۱۲﴾ ثُمَّ لَا یَمُوْتُ فِیْهَا وَلَا یَحْیٰی ﴿ؕ۱۳﴾ قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكّٰی ﴿ۙ۱۴﴾ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهٖ فَصَلّٰی ﴿ؕ۱۵﴾ بَلْ تُؤْثِرُوْنَ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا ﴿۫ۖ۱۶﴾ وَالْاٰخِرَةُ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی ﴿ؕ۱۷﴾ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَفِی الصُّحُفِ الْاُوْلٰی ﴿ۙ۱۸﴾ صُحُفِ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمُوْسٰی ﴿٪۱۹﴾
(1) Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High, (2) Who created and proportioned (3) And Who destined and [then] guided (4) And who brings out the pasture (5) And [then] makes it black stubble. (6) We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget, (7) Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden. (8) And We will ease you toward ease. (9) So remind, if the reminder should benefit; (10) He who fears [ Allah ] will be reminded. (11) But the wretched one will avoid it - (12) [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire, (13) Neither dying therein nor living. (14) He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself (15) And mentions the name of his Lord and prays. (16) But you prefer the worldly life, (17) While the Hereafter is better and more enduring. (18) Indeed, this is in the former scriptures, (19) The scriptures of Abraham and Moses. (Sura Al-A'la 87: 1-19)
Surah Al-Kafiroon:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿١﴾ لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ قُلْ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۙ﴿۱﴾ لَاۤ اَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَلَاۤ اَنْتُمْ عٰبِدُوْنَ مَاۤ اَعْبُدُ ۚ﴿۳﴾ وَلَاۤ اَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدْتُّمْ ۙ﴿۴﴾ وَلَاۤ اَنْتُمْ عٰبِدُوْنَ مَاۤ اَعْبُدُ ؕ﴿۵﴾ لَكُمْ دِیْنُكُمْ وَلِیَ دِیْنِ ٪﴿۶﴾
(1) Say, "O disbelievers, (2) I do not worship what you worship. (3) Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. (4) Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. (5) Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. (6) For you is your religion, and for me is my religion." (Sura Al-Kafirun 109: 1-6)
Surah Al-Ikhlas:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾اللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُوْلَدْ ﴿٣﴾وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهٗ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾
Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. (1) Qul HuwAllahu 'Ahad. (2) Allahus-Samad. (3) Lam yalid wa lam yoolad. (4) Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan 'ahad
(1) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (3) He neither begets nor is born, (4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (Sura Ikhlas 112: 1-4)