The Ruling on the Witr Prayer and Making It Up After the Dawn Has Broken
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The questioner:
What is the ruling regarding the witr prayer? And what is the ruling if the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan for the Fajr prayer before one has bowed in it? Does the time for witr end in this situation? And how is it made up?
The Shaykh:
Yes, when the dawn breaks, and the adhan varies, some call it early and some call it late, but when the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue his prayer until the last part of the night. When the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, so it is made up during the day. It is made up between the rising of the sun and the sun reaching its zenith, which is the time of the duha prayer. All of this is a time for making up the witr, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would make up the witr if he missed it due to illness or an excuse, by praying it during the day between the rising of the sun and the sun reaching its zenith. Yes.
The questioner:
And may Allah grant you peace, regarding praying the witr prayer.
The Shaykh:
So when the dawn breaks, the witr is not prayed; it is made up during the day, because the time for witr has ended. It is prayed during the day as a make-up, and it is made even in number. If he usually prays three, he makes it four. If he usually prays eleven rak'ahs, he makes it twelve rak'ahs, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray.
What is the ruling regarding the witr prayer? And what is the ruling if the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan for the Fajr prayer before one has bowed in it? Does the time for witr end in this situation? And how is it made up?
The Shaykh:
Yes, when the dawn breaks, and the adhan varies, some call it early and some call it late, but when the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue his prayer until the last part of the night. When the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, so it is made up during the day. It is made up between the rising of the sun and the sun reaching its zenith, which is the time of the duha prayer. All of this is a time for making up the witr, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would make up the witr if he missed it due to illness or an excuse, by praying it during the day between the rising of the sun and the sun reaching its zenith. Yes.
The questioner:
And may Allah grant you peace, regarding praying the witr prayer.
The Shaykh:
So when the dawn breaks, the witr is not prayed; it is made up during the day, because the time for witr has ended. It is prayed during the day as a make-up, and it is made even in number. If he usually prays three, he makes it four. If he usually prays eleven rak'ahs, he makes it twelve rak'ahs, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray.
Source
صلاة الوتر إذا طلع الفجر — alfawzan.live
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