The ruling on praying Witr with five, seven, or nine rak'ahs with a single taslim

Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to pray with three, five, or seven units?

Answer:
Some scholars hold that it is permissible for a person to recite the Witr in a continuous sequence and offer the taslim at the end. If he intends to pray Witr with five, he recites them in a sequence and offers the taslim at the end, or with seven, or with nine. Some scholars hold this view because some narrations from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are understood to imply this. However, the correct view is that the night prayer is prayed in pairs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He offers the taslim after every two rak'ahs and concludes with a single rak'ah.
This is the stronger position and the established practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrations that imply a single taslim are interpreted in light of the hadiths regarding praying in pairs. This is the established guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If a person does this for himself, acting on this opinion and the apparent meaning of these hadiths, there is no harm. However, what some mosque imams (may Allah guide them) do in Ramadan, where they do this with the congregation, reciting Tarawih with a single taslim or Tahajjud with a single taslim, is a mistake. First, it is difficult for the people; if someone joins you from the first rak'ah, you hold him until the last rak'ah, and he may have work to do and have...
Second, this involves hardship for the weak, the sick, and the elderly. Giving the closing salam after every two rak'ahs is more convenient for the people. The imam of the mosque prays for the people what he prays for himself, so he must consider the people behind him. Say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Which of you are the imams?" The one with the old, the weak, and the one who is in need. If he prays for himself, let him lengthen the prayer as much as he wishes. The one who prays for himself and chooses one of the schools of jurisprudence when it is stronger for him based on evidence, there is no objection. But for him to come and oblige the people with his own opinion, that is wrong. Yes, and the imam follows what is easier and simpler for the people, and the imam does not follow what he sees fit.
He chooses this for himself if he is in his home or in a place where he prays; what is the situation? He is responsible. But for him to impose this on the people and make it difficult for them, and there may be among them those who do not hold this opinion, this causes embarrassment.