The number of rak'ahs in the night prayer and the sufficiency of three rak'ahs for the witr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the night prayer, what is its maximum and minimum number of rak'ahs? And is it sufficient, Honorable Shaykh, to perform Witr with three rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer?
Answer:
The night prayer has no limit, from two rak'ahs to ten rak'ahs to more. So, the night prayer has no limit, and the more one prays of the night prayer and increases the rak'ahs, the better that is. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the night prayer, what is its maximum and minimum number of rak'ahs? And is it sufficient, Honorable Shaykh, to perform Witr with three rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer?
Answer:
The night prayer has no limit, from two rak'ahs to ten rak'ahs to more. So, the night prayer has no limit, and the more one prays of the night prayer and increases the rak'ahs, the better that is. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 14 / فتاوى على الهواء - 25 05 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:11)
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