The Ruling on Witr in a Single Rak'ah
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Question:
The questioner, Abu 'Asim, says: I pray 'Isha', and after the prayer I pray the odd-numbered prayer, and I pray witr in a single rak'ah, in which I recite al-Fatihah and the mu'awwidhat, and I prostrate, and after the tashahhud I say the taslim. Is my prayer and my witr valid?
Answer:
The minimum for witr is one rak'ah, the lowest level of perfection is three, and the highest level of perfection is eleven or thirteen rak'ahs. So if you pray witr with one rak'ah, that is permissible and valid from you. And if you pray witr with three, that is better, and this is the lowest level of perfection: you pray two rak'ahs, then you say the taslim, then you stand up for the third and pray it as witr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner, Abu 'Asim, says: I pray 'Isha', and after the prayer I pray the odd-numbered prayer, and I pray witr in a single rak'ah, in which I recite al-Fatihah and the mu'awwidhat, and I prostrate, and after the tashahhud I say the taslim. Is my prayer and my witr valid?
Answer:
The minimum for witr is one rak'ah, the lowest level of perfection is three, and the highest level of perfection is eleven or thirteen rak'ahs. So if you pray witr with one rak'ah, that is permissible and valid from you. And if you pray witr with three, that is better, and this is the lowest level of perfection: you pray two rak'ahs, then you say the taslim, then you stand up for the third and pray it as witr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/029 — archive.org (8:26)
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