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The time of Witr and its prayer after the Adhan of Fajr

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The questioner:
This is a question from a woman who usually prays Witr while the Adhan for Fajr is being called. What is the ruling on her doing this? It is known that there is no reason for her doing it other than for sleep; she gets up ten or five minutes before Fajr, performs Wudu, then prays Witr, and then prays Fajr immediately after the Adhan.

The Shaykh:
When Fajr breaks, Witr ends, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued his Witr until the last part of the night. So when Fajr breaks, there is no Witr prayer and no night prayer, except for the two Rak'ahs of Fajr that come before it.
A person should not accustom himself to this habit. He should come from the last part of the night and pray whatever is easy for him, concluding it with Witr. When Fajr breaks, he does not pray Witr; he delays it until the sun rises, then he makes it up as an even number. If he usually prays Witr with three Rak'ahs, he prays four with two Taslims. If he prays Witr with more than three, he prays it and makes it even. He does not pray it as Witr, but rather he makes it even by adding a Rak'ah. Yes.

The questioner:
And her prayer after the blessed Adhan.

The Shaykh:
One looks at the Adhan. The Adhan is for the dawn, because some Mu'adhdhins call it early. If the Adhan is before the dawn, there is no harm in praying Witr. As for if the Adhan is at the dawn, there is no harm if the Adhan is before the dawn; there is no harm in eating and drinking for the fasting person. But if the Adhan is at the breaking of Fajr, eating and drinking are not permissible for the fasting person. Night prayer is prohibited, and it ends when
Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so eat and drink (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan."إن بلالا يؤذن بليل فكلوا واشربوا حتى يؤذن ابن أم مكتوم
Sahih al-Bukhari 622, 623
Bilal used to call the Adhan at night, meaning he called it early, and Ibn Umm Maktum used to call the Adhan at the breaking of Fajr. So the criterion is the breaking of Fajr. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (44:02)

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