Praise for there being more than one right way
Aisha was asked about his ﷺ witr and gave several different answers.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi-lladhī jaʿala fi-l-amri saʿah.
“All praise is for Allah, who has placed room in the matter.”
Said on discovering that a practice had more than one valid form. It is a useful thing to remember before arguing about one.
The full narration
Abdullah b. Abu'l-Qais reported:I asked 'A'isha about the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and made mention of a hadith, then I said: What did he do after having sexual intercourse? Did he take a bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a bath? She said: He did all these. Some- times he took a bath and then slept, and sometimes he performed ablution only and went to sleep. I (the narrator) said: Praise be to Allah Who has made things easy (for human beings)
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 705
- Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)