The Ruling on the Witr Prayer and Making It Up After the Dawn Has Broken
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on the witr prayer? And what is the ruling if the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan for the Fajr prayer before he bows in it? Does the time for witr end in this case? And how is it made up?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the dawn breaks, it is not the same as when the adhan is called; some people call it early and some call it late. But if the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue his witr until the last part of the night. When the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, so he makes it up during the day, from when the sun rises until it reaches its zenith in the middle of the sky, the time of the midday prayer. All of this is a time for making up the witr, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he missed the witr due to illness or an excuse, would make it up during the day, from when the sun rises until it reaches its zenith. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks, may Allah reward you, about the ruling on the witr prayer.
The Shaykh:
When the dawn breaks, the witr prayer is not performed; 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 one usually prays witr with three rak'ahs, he makes it four; if he prays witr with eleven rak'ahs, he makes it twelve rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on the witr prayer? And what is the ruling if the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan for the Fajr prayer before he bows in it? Does the time for witr end in this case? And how is it made up?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the dawn breaks, it is not the same as when the adhan is called; some people call it early and some call it late. But if the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue his witr until the last part of the night. When the dawn breaks, the time for witr ends, so he makes it up during the day, from when the sun rises until it reaches its zenith in the middle of the sky, the time of the midday prayer. All of this is a time for making up the witr, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he missed the witr due to illness or an excuse, would make it up during the day, from when the sun rises until it reaches its zenith. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks, may Allah reward you, about the ruling on the witr prayer.
The Shaykh:
When the dawn breaks, the witr prayer is not performed; 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 one usually prays witr with three rak'ahs, he makes it four; if he prays witr with eleven rak'ahs, he makes it twelve rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06 — archive.org (57:42)
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