Does the night prayer and witr count for one who prays them before sleeping?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am unable to get up in the last part of the night, and I do not get up except after the Fajr adhan. So if I want to sleep, I pray what Allah has written for me and then I perform witr. Does the night prayer count for me by doing this?
Answer:
If Allah wills, the night prayer counts for you whether from the beginning, the middle, or the end of the night. And if you do not trust that you will get up in the last part of the night, you pray what is easy for you before sleeping, concluding it with witr. Then, if it becomes easy for you to get up in the last part of the night, you pray what is easy for you and rely on the first witr, and it will be an additional good. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am unable to get up in the last part of the night, and I do not get up except after the Fajr adhan. So if I want to sleep, I pray what Allah has written for me and then I perform witr. Does the night prayer count for me by doing this?
Answer:
If Allah wills, the night prayer counts for you whether from the beginning, the middle, or the end of the night. And if you do not trust that you will get up in the last part of the night, you pray what is easy for you before sleeping, concluding it with witr. Then, if it becomes easy for you to get up in the last part of the night, you pray what is easy for you and rely on the first witr, and it will be an additional good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يحصل قيام الليل والوتر لمن صلاها قبل نومه؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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