The ruling on one who prays tarawih with the imam and delays witr to the end of the night, Light on the Path
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The questioner:
He says: We see many people of good, and those who love them, and the noble ones who pray tarawih in Ramadan with the congregation. When the odd number of rak'ahs and witr come, they leave their places and return to their homes. He says: If a Muslim prays tarawih with the congregation in Ramadan and has a prayer at the end of the night, which is better and more preferable: to pray witr with the congregation and make his prayer even, or to leave the even and odd rak'ahs with the congregation and pray witr at the end of the night?
The Shaykh:
The best is that he completes the prayer with the imam as Allah has prescribed, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a man stands with the imam until he concludes the prayer, Allah writes for him the reward of the rest of his night." This was when he prayed with the Companions in some nights until the middle of the night, and they said. So this is the best: that he continues with the imam until he prays witr. Then, if he prays at the end of the night, the first witr is sufficient for him; there is no need for a second witr. Praise be to Allah. He should pray what is easy with the imam, and pray what is easy at the end of the night as an even number of rak'ahs without witr. Yes.
The questioner:
Well, if he conditions it.
The Shaykh:
We return to the first question. Yes.
The questioner:
If he prays witr with the imam, then makes it even, does he pray witr?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
You see, at the end of the night.
The Shaykh:
Whoever made his prayer even with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by standing up and adding a rak'ah to make it even, and then made witr at the end of the night, there is no harm. But this may be burdensome for people, and one may fear that his companion will count on this out of consideration. So the result is that if he is content with the witr, praise be to Allah, it is sufficient. And if he makes it even, there is no harm. If he makes it even and prays witr at the end of the night, there is no harm. And if he is content with the witr and then prays at the end of the night whatever is easy, such as two, four, six, or eight rak'ahs or similar, there is no harm and no need for witr; the first witr is sufficient.
He says: We see many people of good, and those who love them, and the noble ones who pray tarawih in Ramadan with the congregation. When the odd number of rak'ahs and witr come, they leave their places and return to their homes. He says: If a Muslim prays tarawih with the congregation in Ramadan and has a prayer at the end of the night, which is better and more preferable: to pray witr with the congregation and make his prayer even, or to leave the even and odd rak'ahs with the congregation and pray witr at the end of the night?
The Shaykh:
The best is that he completes the prayer with the imam as Allah has prescribed, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a man stands with the imam until he concludes the prayer, Allah writes for him the reward of the rest of his night." This was when he prayed with the Companions in some nights until the middle of the night, and they said
O Messenger of Allah, would you not grant us the reward of the rest of our night? He said: "If a man stands with the imam until he concludes the prayer, Allah writes for him the reward of the rest of his night."
يا رسول الله لو نفلتنا بقية ليلتنا، قال إن الرجل إذا قام مع الإمام حتى ينصرف كتب الله له بقية ليلتهThe questioner:
Well, if he conditions it.
The Shaykh:
We return to the first question. Yes.
The questioner:
If he prays witr with the imam, then makes it even, does he pray witr?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
You see, at the end of the night.
The Shaykh:
Whoever made his prayer even with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by standing up and adding a rak'ah to make it even, and then made witr at the end of the night, there is no harm. But this may be burdensome for people, and one may fear that his companion will count on this out of consideration. So the result is that if he is content with the witr, praise be to Allah, it is sufficient. And if he makes it even, there is no harm. If he makes it even and prays witr at the end of the night, there is no harm. And if he is content with the witr and then prays at the end of the night whatever is easy, such as two, four, six, or eight rak'ahs or similar, there is no harm and no need for witr; the first witr is sufficient.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 586 حكم من يصلي التراويح مع الإمام ويؤخر الوتر إلى آخر الليل نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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