The Description of the Prayer of al-Shaf' and al-Witr with One Taslim or Two
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Question:
He says: If one prays it quietly and in a state of purity, should he pray it with one taslim or two?
Answer:
It is better to pray it with two taslims: he prays two rak'ahs for al-Shaf', then sits and recites the tashahhud and says the taslim. Then he stands up and performs the rak'ah of al-Witr, then sits afterwards. He recites the final tashahhud and says the taslim. This is the way. And if he prays it in succession with one taslim, without sitting in between, this is permissible. But he should not make it resemble the Maghrib prayer by sitting after the first two rak'ahs for the first tashahhud, then standing up. This is prohibited. Yes, he should not make it resemble the Maghrib prayer, but rather he should pray it in succession with one taslim. Yes.
He says: If one prays it quietly and in a state of purity, should he pray it with one taslim or two?
Answer:
It is better to pray it with two taslims: he prays two rak'ahs for al-Shaf', then sits and recites the tashahhud and says the taslim. Then he stands up and performs the rak'ah of al-Witr, then sits afterwards. He recites the final tashahhud and says the taslim. This is the way. And if he prays it in succession with one taslim, without sitting in between, this is permissible. But he should not make it resemble the Maghrib prayer by sitting after the first two rak'ahs for the first tashahhud, then standing up. This is prohibited. Yes, he should not make it resemble the Maghrib prayer, but rather he should pray it in succession with one taslim. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/9 شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:29:50)
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