How to Perform Witr for the Traveler
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Question:
If a man is traveling and wants to perform witr, does he pray two rak'ahs and then the single rak'ah of witr, or is it sufficient for him to pray just one rak'ah for witr?
Answer:
The best is that he does so: he prays two rak'ahs, then follows with one rak'ah for witr. If he adds more, that is better; whatever he adds is better. If he prays eleven or thirteen rak'ahs and concludes with witr, whether traveling or resident, that is better. If he limits himself to three rak'ahs—two as a pair and one as witr—that is the minimum of perfection. The jurists say this is the minimum of perfection? Perfection. And the sufficient amount is one rak'ah. Note that the sufficient amount is one rak'ah, the minimum of perfection is three rak'ahs, and the maximum of perfection is eleven or thirteen. Yes.
If a man is traveling and wants to perform witr, does he pray two rak'ahs and then the single rak'ah of witr, or is it sufficient for him to pray just one rak'ah for witr?
Answer:
The best is that he does so: he prays two rak'ahs, then follows with one rak'ah for witr. If he adds more, that is better; whatever he adds is better. If he prays eleven or thirteen rak'ahs and concludes with witr, whether traveling or resident, that is better. If he limits himself to three rak'ahs—two as a pair and one as witr—that is the minimum of perfection. The jurists say this is the minimum of perfection? Perfection. And the sufficient amount is one rak'ah. Note that the sufficient amount is one rak'ah, the minimum of perfection is three rak'ahs, and the maximum of perfection is eleven or thirteen. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - ٠١ — archive.org (35:14)
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