Leaving the Witr prayer after vowing to maintain it
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Question:
The sister Salihah from the south says: In my youth, Shaykh, I regretted that I did not maintain the witr prayer before sleeping. Sometimes I would perform it, and other times I would leave it off.
Answer:
Yes, if you have made a vow, you must fulfill the vow. It is not permissible for you to leave off the witr when you have vowed to perform it, because it has become obligatory upon you by the vow. If you leave it off, you must make it up. Yes.
The sister Salihah from the south says: In my youth, Shaykh, I regretted that I did not maintain the witr prayer before sleeping. Sometimes I would perform it, and other times I would leave it off.
Answer:
Yes, if you have made a vow, you must fulfill the vow. It is not permissible for you to leave off the witr when you have vowed to perform it, because it has become obligatory upon you by the vow. If you leave it off, you must make it up. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/151 — archive.org (19:00)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
