Praying Maghrib behind someone who missed it: Is it completed as an even number?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person catches up with the Maghrib prayer in congregation behind someone who missed it, does he complete it with a fourth rak'ah, or is he content with three?
Answer:
No, he makes it even; he does not leave it as an odd number. Because the witr is the odd number of the day, the witr of the day. The witr is not repeated, the witr is not repeated, he does not make it even, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person catches up with the Maghrib prayer in congregation behind someone who missed it, does he complete it with a fourth rak'ah, or is he content with three?
Answer:
No, he makes it even; he does not leave it as an odd number. Because the witr is the odd number of the day, the witr of the day. The witr is not repeated, the witr is not repeated, he does not make it even, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب انتقال المنفرد إماما في النوافل — islamhouse.com (55:37)
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