If one prays Witr at the beginning of the night, is it permissible for him to pray Witr at the end of the night?
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The questioner : And upon you be peace. A question over the phone. Yes, regarding Ramadan. The sister questioner says: If a person prays Witr at the beginning of the night, is it permissible for him to pray Witr again at the end of the night?
The Shaykh : No, there are not two options, there are not two options for twice. There is only one option.
The questioner : If he wants to pray the rak'ahs of the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So he prays two rak'ahs, two rak'ahs without extending, but the one who hopes that he will stand in prayer at the end of the night does not extend at the beginning of the night.
The questioner : Which is better, Honorable Shaykh: performing voluntary prayers with rak'ahs after praying Witr, or doing tasbih, dhikr, and tahlil?
The Shaykh : I say: If she hopes that she will stand in prayer at the end of the night, she does not pray Witr at the beginning of the night. But if, suppose, it is not her habit to stand in prayer at the end of the night, and she prayed Witr at the beginning of the night, then Allah decrees that she stands in prayer at the end of the night, she has the choice: if she wishes, she prays, and if she wishes, she recites the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : No, there are not two options, there are not two options for twice. There is only one option.
The questioner : If he wants to pray the rak'ahs of the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So he prays two rak'ahs, two rak'ahs without extending, but the one who hopes that he will stand in prayer at the end of the night does not extend at the beginning of the night.
The questioner : Which is better, Honorable Shaykh: performing voluntary prayers with rak'ahs after praying Witr, or doing tasbih, dhikr, and tahlil?
The Shaykh : I say: If she hopes that she will stand in prayer at the end of the night, she does not pray Witr at the beginning of the night. But if, suppose, it is not her habit to stand in prayer at the end of the night, and she prayed Witr at the beginning of the night, then Allah decrees that she stands in prayer at the end of the night, she has the choice: if she wishes, she prays, and if she wishes, she recites the Qur'an.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 552- من اوتر أول الليل هل يجوز له ان يوتر اخره/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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