How to Make Up the Witr Prayer During the Day
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person misses the witr prayer at night, he makes it up during the day. Does he make it up in its original form as an odd number, or does he make it up as an even number?
Answer:
He makes it even. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he missed the witr at night, would make it up during the day and make it even. If you prayed witr with three rak'ahs, you make it up with four rak'ahs and two taslims. If you prayed witr with five rak'ahs, you make it up with six rak'ahs and three taslims, and so on.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person misses the witr prayer at night, he makes it up during the day. Does he make it up in its original form as an odd number, or does he make it up as an even number?
Answer:
He makes it even. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he missed the witr at night, would make it up during the day and make it even. If you prayed witr with three rak'ahs, you make it up with four rak'ahs and two taslims. If you prayed witr with five rak'ahs, you make it up with six rak'ahs and three taslims, and so on.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:13:02)
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