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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the validity of naming the two rak'ahs before the witr as al-shaf'?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the validity of naming the two rak'ahs before the witr as al-shaf'? Al-shaf' means two, and al-shaf' and al-witr, what does al-shaf' mean?

Answer:
Al-shaf' and al-witr: al-shaf' is two, two, and as for al-witr, it is one. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/299] ما صحة تسمية الركعتين قبل الوتر بالشفع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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