The Ruling on the Witr Prayer and Its Time
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Question:
Now, also, our honorable Shaykh, meaning among the questions that came to this session, one of the brothers asks about the ruling on witr, whether it is obligatory, what if a person leaves it, and when does one pray it?
Answer:
Witr is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah) and it should not be left. Its time is from the 'Isha' prayer with its regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) until the dawn breaks. If one fears that he will not get up at the end of the night, he prays witr at the beginning of the night. If it happens that he gets up at the end of the night, he prays whatever is easy for him and is content with the first witr, and does not repeat the witr. As for the one who is confident that he will get up at the end of the night, it is better for him to delay it until the end of the night. Yes.
Now, also, our honorable Shaykh, meaning among the questions that came to this session, one of the brothers asks about the ruling on witr, whether it is obligatory, what if a person leaves it, and when does one pray it?
Answer:
Witr is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah) and it should not be left. Its time is from the 'Isha' prayer with its regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) until the dawn breaks. If one fears that he will not get up at the end of the night, he prays witr at the beginning of the night. If it happens that he gets up at the end of the night, he prays whatever is easy for him and is content with the first witr, and does not repeat the witr. As for the one who is confident that he will get up at the end of the night, it is better for him to delay it until the end of the night. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (104) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-27] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:24)
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