Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الصُّبْحَ يُدْرِكُكَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى قَالَ تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us, Shu'bah told us: I heard Uqbah ibn Hurayth [say]: I heard Ibn Umar narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "The night prayer is [performed] two by two; and when you see that dawn is about to overtake you, make witr with one." He said: So it was said to Ibn Umar: "What is 'two by two'?" He said: "You give the salutation after every two rak'ahs."