What is the best time for the Witr prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does one pray Witr before sleeping, or is it better to pray it in the middle of the night?
Answer:
This depends on his situation. If he trusts that he will get up in the last part of the night, it is better to delay Witr until the last part of the night. But if he does not trust that he will get up, he prays Witr before he sleeps. He prays Witr before he sleeps. So if it happens that he gets up in the last part of the night, he prays whatever is easy for him and is content with the first Witr. He does not repeat Witr. Yes. He does not say, "I have already prayed Witr in the first part of the night, so I will not pray again." He does not pray. He prays in the last part of the night. The first Witr is sufficient for him, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does one pray Witr before sleeping, or is it better to pray it in the middle of the night?
Answer:
This depends on his situation. If he trusts that he will get up in the last part of the night, it is better to delay Witr until the last part of the night. But if he does not trust that he will get up, he prays Witr before he sleeps. He prays Witr before he sleeps. So if it happens that he gets up in the last part of the night, he prays whatever is easy for him and is content with the first Witr. He does not repeat Witr. Yes. He does not say, "I have already prayed Witr in the first part of the night, so I will not pray again." He does not pray. He prays in the last part of the night. The first Witr is sufficient for him, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 282- ما الأفضل في وقت صلاة الوتر؟ |الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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