The Ruling on Witr in Permissible Matters
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is witr to be observed in all permissible matters, such as drinking coffee and the like, or is it only in matters where there is an explicit text?
The Shaykh:
In all matters, giving preference (ithar) is good. Ithar in cleaning oneself with stones: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the cleaning with an odd number of stones, and he would eat dates with an odd number. Likewise, in all words and actions, one uses witr. This is a sunnah (recommended practice); it is part of the sunnah.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
When you drink from a vessel, you take three breaths; this is witr. Do you not take only two breaths? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is witr to be observed in all permissible matters, such as drinking coffee and the like, or is it only in matters where there is an explicit text?
The Shaykh:
In all matters, giving preference (ithar) is good. Ithar in cleaning oneself with stones: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the cleaning with an odd number of stones, and he would eat dates with an odd number. Likewise, in all words and actions, one uses witr. This is a sunnah (recommended practice); it is part of the sunnah.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
When you drink from a vessel, you take three breaths; this is witr. Do you not take only two breaths? Yes.
Source
هل الوتر في جميع الأشياء المباحه مثل شرب القهوة وغيرها أم هو في الأشياء التي ورد فيها النص فقط ؟ — alfawzan.live
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