Is the one who prays Witr after the 'Isha' prayer considered among those who stand in night prayer?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who prays Witr after the 'Isha' prayer, or before he sleeps?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Is the one who prays Witr after the 'Isha' prayer, or before he sleeps—because he is busy throughout the day—considered among those who stand in night prayer?

The Shaykh:
Yes, night prayer is from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn. If he prays between 'Isha' and this, he has prayed at night. However, Witr is not performed except after 'Isha'; Witr is not performed except after 'Isha'. If he combines 'Isha' with Maghrib by bringing it forward, and then prays Witr, this is valid because it is after 'Isha'. So the one who prays at night has prayed at night, whether in its beginning or its end, but the end is better. The one who does not trust that he will get up in the last part of the night, or who is unable to get up in the last part of the night, prays in the first part of the night, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Abu Hurayrah to pray Witr before he sleeps, because he (may Allah be pleased with him) was occupied with memorizing the hadith, memorizing the Sunnah from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He would stay up for that, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to pray Witr before he sleeps. Yes.