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Does a person begin the witr prayer with a new intention and a new opening supplication, or does he continue directly after the taslim without any speech or movement?

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Question:
Regarding the witr prayer, it is known that the one praying says the taslim after every two rak'ahs, and he may do so in the final one. So, in the final rak'ah, whether it is the third, fifth, or seventh, does he begin it as he begins a prayer with a new intention and an opening supplication? Or does he continue the prayer directly after the taslim without any speech or movement so that his prayer is not broken? In any case, if he says the taslim from the rak'ahs

Answer:
in the witr, and then stands up for the witr rak'ah, he must perform the takbir of entering the prayer. He must perform the takbir of entering the prayer. He recites the basmalah, then he recites al-Fatihah. He recites after it al-Ikhlas. So he recites, he performs the takbir of entering the prayer because it is a pillar, and the prayer is not valid without it. He seeks refuge from the accursed Shaytan and says, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," and he recites al-Fatihah, then Surah al-Ikhlas. As for the opening supplication, the opening supplication in the first part of the prayer, in the first two rak'ahs, is sufficient. If he recited the opening supplication in the first rak'ah of his prayer, then the rest, for example, the subsequent taslims, do not require an opening supplication. If he recited the opening supplication in the first taslim, then that is sufficient for the opening supplication in the remaining taslims, like the tarawih prayer, for example, or the tahajjud prayer. If he recited the opening supplication at the beginning, then that is sufficient for repeating the opening supplication in every two rak'ahs. But seeking refuge and the basmalah at the beginning of the prayer is required. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يبدأ الإنسان ركعة الوتر بنية جديدة واستفتاح جديد أم يتابع مباشر بعد التسليم من غير كلام ولا حركة؟ — youtube.com

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