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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on making up the witr prayer after Fajr

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Question:
If a person delays the witr prayer until after Fajr, does he pray two or three rak'ahs? And is his action valid?

Answer:
Witr is not prayed after Fajr; after Fajr is a time of prohibition. However, it is delayed until the sun has risen. When the sun has risen the height of a spear, he makes up the witr between the rising of the sun and the midday. This is the time for making up the witr, and he prays it as an even number. If he usually prays witr with three rak'ahs, he prays four rak'ahs with two taslims. If he usually prays witr with five, he makes it six rak'ahs with three taslims, and so on. He makes it up and makes it even, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. If he did not perform the witr during the night, he would pray twelve rak'ahs in the 'Duha time, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray witr with eleven rak'ahs. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير صلاة الوتر لبعد الفجر؟ وكيف تقضى؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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