The Best Time to Complete the Witr in the Tarawih Prayer
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The questioner:
He enters the mosque a little early. Is it better for the one praying behind the imam in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan to pray witr with the imam, then stand up and pray one rak'ah, and pray witr at the end of the night?
The Shaykh:
He prays witr with the imam and prays whatever is easy for him at the end of the night.
The questioner:
Because the tarawih, may Allah reward you, ends early.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he prays witr with the imam and prays whatever is easy for him at the end of the night without witr; he does not repeat the matter.
The questioner:
And we, by Allah, do not pray witr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, whoever stands in prayer until the imam departs, Allah records for him the standing of the night.
He enters the mosque a little early. Is it better for the one praying behind the imam in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan to pray witr with the imam, then stand up and pray one rak'ah, and pray witr at the end of the night?
The Shaykh:
He prays witr with the imam and prays whatever is easy for him at the end of the night.
The questioner:
Because the tarawih, may Allah reward you, ends early.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he prays witr with the imam and prays whatever is easy for him at the end of the night without witr; he does not repeat the matter.
The questioner:
And we, by Allah, do not pray witr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, whoever stands in prayer until the imam departs, Allah records for him the standing of the night.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب حث السلطان والقاضي وغيرهما من ولاة الأمور على اتخاذ وزير صالح : الأحاديث : [ 679 - 681 ] — islamhouse.com (6:34)
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