The manner of making up the Witr prayer for one who slept through it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person sleeps through the Witr prayer, he makes it up during the day. He asks: Does he make it up in its original form as an odd number, or does he make it up as an even number?
Answer:
As an even number. He makes it up as an even number. If he usually prays Witr with three rak'ahs, he makes it four with two taslims. Likewise, if he prays Witr with five, he makes it six with three taslims, and so on. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person sleeps through the Witr prayer, he makes it up during the day. He asks: Does he make it up in its original form as an odd number, or does he make it up as an even number?
Answer:
As an even number. He makes it up as an even number. If he usually prays Witr with three rak'ahs, he makes it four with two taslims. Likewise, if he prays Witr with five, he makes it six with three taslims, and so on. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:13:45)
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