Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَكَمُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ مِقْسَمًا قَالَ قُلْتُ أُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَفُوتَنِي قَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ إِلَّا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ سَبْعٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُ مُجَاهِدًا وَيَحْيَى بْنَ الجَزَّارِ بِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَا لِي سَلْهُ عَمَّنْ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَنْ الثِّقَةِ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
English Translation
Muhammad bin Ja'far and Yahya bin Sa'id told us, from Shu'bah, who said: al-Hakam told me: I asked Miqsam, I said: "Shall I perform witr with three rak'ahs then go out to the prayer for fear it might be missed?" He said: "It is only proper with five or seven." So I informed Mujahid and Yahya bin al-Jazzar of his statement, and they said to me: "Ask him from whom he took this." So I asked him, and he said: "From a trustworthy source, from Maymunah and 'A'ishah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him."