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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on reciting aloud in the night prayer and the number of its rak'ahs

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Question:
The questioner, Abd al-Rahman from al-Bahah, says: Honorable Shaykh, is the night prayer and the witr recited aloud or silently? And how many rak'ahs are prayed in that night? May you be rewarded. Is this recommended?

Answer:
The night prayer is recited aloud, and the day prayer is recited silently. It is better to recite the night prayer aloud; reciting aloud is better. If one reads silently, there is no harm; this is permissible in the tahajjud and in the rawatib?

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/228 — archive.org (3:18)

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