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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the reward the same for performing Witr at the beginning of the night or at the end?

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Question:
He asks: Is the reward the same if one prays Witr at the beginning of the night or at the end?

Answer:
There is a reward in it, and praise be to Allah, throughout the entire night, from
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the `Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night.كل الليل أوتر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وانتهى وتره إلى السحر
Sahih al-Bukhari 996
. Therefore, performing Witr at the end of the night is better for one who is confident that he will get up, while one who is not confident that he will get up should perform Witr before sleeping, at the beginning of the night. When Abu Hurayrah used to stay up late to memorize hadith and preserve the Sunnah, and then would sleep, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to perform Witr before sleeping, for fear that he would miss the Witr. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7522- هل الوتر في أول الليل وآخره سواء في الأجر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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