Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الْوَتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ.
English Translation
Jarir told us, from Mansur, from Habib, from Tawus, who said: A man said to Ibn Umar: "Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, claims that witr is not obligatory." He said: A man asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about the night prayer, and he said: "The night prayer is performed two by two; and when you fear the approach of dawn, then pray witr with a single rak'ah."