Changing the Intention of Witr from Three Rak'ahs to an Even Number and Witr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on changing the intention regarding the manner of prayer? For example, if I pray Witr and intend to pray it as three rak'ahs with one taslim, and then I change my intention to make it an even number and a witr, what is the ruling on that? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, because all of it is prescribed. If you make it in one taslim, reciting continuously, that is prescribed. If you make it in two taslims, that is better. The prescribed is better, so you have moved from the lesser to the greater. That is good.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on changing the intention regarding the manner of prayer? For example, if I pray Witr and intend to pray it as three rak'ahs with one taslim, and then I change my intention to make it an even number and a witr, what is the ruling on that? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, because all of it is prescribed. If you make it in one taslim, reciting continuously, that is prescribed. If you make it in two taslims, that is better. The prescribed is better, so you have moved from the lesser to the greater. That is good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/26 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (56:48)
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