Is the witr prayer made up after the dawn has appeared?
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Question:
There is a student of knowledge who says that a person may perform the witr prayer even if the dawn has appeared, because there is a hadith indicating that the time for the witr prayer continues until the prayer, meaning the Fajr prayer.
Answer:
Yes, this is the opinion of some scholars, and the opinion of Imam al-Shafi'i is that one performs the witr prayer even if the dawn has appeared. This is the opinion of Imam al-Shafi'i, so it is the opinion of some scholars. However, the majority hold that the witr prayer ends with the appearance of the dawn, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the witr prayer throughout the night, and his witr prayer ended with the late night. This is the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): his witr prayer ended with the late night. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
There is a student of knowledge who says that a person may perform the witr prayer even if the dawn has appeared, because there is a hadith indicating that the time for the witr prayer continues until the prayer, meaning the Fajr prayer.
Answer:
Yes, this is the opinion of some scholars, and the opinion of Imam al-Shafi'i is that one performs the witr prayer even if the dawn has appeared. This is the opinion of Imam al-Shafi'i, so it is the opinion of some scholars. However, the majority hold that the witr prayer ends with the appearance of the dawn, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the witr prayer throughout the night, and his witr prayer ended with the late night. This is the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): his witr prayer ended with the late night. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
When the dawn appears, there is no prayer except the obligatory prayer.
إذا طلع الفجر فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبة.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقضى الوتر بعد طلوع الفجر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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