I sometimes pray five rak'ahs of the night prayer with a single taslim; is this permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I sometimes pray eleven rak'ahs of the night prayer, and sometimes I pray five rak'ahs with a single taslim. He asks: Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not the best; the best is five rak'ahs. Ah. Pray every two rak'ahs with a taslim, and complete the witr with one. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I sometimes pray eleven rak'ahs of the night prayer, and sometimes I pray five rak'ahs with a single taslim. He asks: Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not the best; the best is five rak'ahs. Ah. Pray every two rak'ahs with a taslim, and complete the witr with one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [679 -3022] أصلي من الليل أحياناً خمس ركعاتٍ بسلامٍ واحد، فهل هذا جائز؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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