What is the authenticity of the hadith: "If he misses his witr, he prays twelve rak'ahs"? And what is its meaning?
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The questioner: He used to pray twelve rak'ahs of the duha prayer if he slept through his witr or forgot it. He used to pray twelve rak'ahs of the duha prayer if he slept through his witr; does not this explain his saying ...?
The Shaykh: I do not think the hadith was "if he slept through it," but rather "if he missed it."
The questioner: No; if he missed it.
The Shaykh: That is: Yes; if he missed it, yes, he prays twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner: ... meaning after this ... .
The Shaykh: This is not regarding forgetting or sleeping.
The questioner: If he misses his witr, does he pray ... an even number?
The Shaykh: He prays twelve rak'ahs without a witr.
The questioner: Meaning, for example, he slept through five?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: He slept through five and woke up; does he pray them as five or does he pray them as six? He slept through five and did not wake up until Fajr.
The Shaykh: Pardon me, I did not understand; the point I heard from you last was that he missed it, and now you say he slept through it.
Another questioner: If his witr was five rak'ahs; does he pray them as six or does he pray twelve rak'ahs?
The Shaykh: No, he prays twelve rak'ahs; because this is the ruling for what is missed. The ruling for one who misses the witr is that he prays twelve rak'ahs. However, it is not hidden from you that this is all in the chapter of virtues of deeds; so if he does not do it, he bears no sin. Likewise, we say: if he prays less than twelve rak'ahs, he bears no sin, but the sunnah is this.
Another questioner: Meaning, the difference between "he missed it" and "he slept through it"; "missed" means intentionally ... .
The Shaykh: As happened to him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the sunnah of the Zuhr prayer, which he was occupied from when the delegation of Banu Qais came to him; so he was occupied from them and prayed them after 'Asr. So something like this is excused regarding the sunnahs.
Another questioner: Does he make it up as an even number or as a witr?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Does he make up the witr as an even number or as it is, a witr?
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. The prayer is made up as it was missed.
Yes.
The Shaykh: I do not think the hadith was "if he slept through it," but rather "if he missed it."
The questioner: No; if he missed it.
The Shaykh: That is: Yes; if he missed it, yes, he prays twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner: ... meaning after this ... .
The Shaykh: This is not regarding forgetting or sleeping.
The questioner: If he misses his witr, does he pray ... an even number?
The Shaykh: He prays twelve rak'ahs without a witr.
The questioner: Meaning, for example, he slept through five?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: He slept through five and woke up; does he pray them as five or does he pray them as six? He slept through five and did not wake up until Fajr.
The Shaykh: Pardon me, I did not understand; the point I heard from you last was that he missed it, and now you say he slept through it.
Another questioner: If his witr was five rak'ahs; does he pray them as six or does he pray twelve rak'ahs?
The Shaykh: No, he prays twelve rak'ahs; because this is the ruling for what is missed. The ruling for one who misses the witr is that he prays twelve rak'ahs. However, it is not hidden from you that this is all in the chapter of virtues of deeds; so if he does not do it, he bears no sin. Likewise, we say: if he prays less than twelve rak'ahs, he bears no sin, but the sunnah is this.
Another questioner: Meaning, the difference between "he missed it" and "he slept through it"; "missed" means intentionally ... .
The Shaykh: As happened to him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the sunnah of the Zuhr prayer, which he was occupied from when the delegation of Banu Qais came to him; so he was occupied from them and prayed them after 'Asr. So something like this is excused regarding the sunnahs.
Another questioner: Does he make it up as an even number or as a witr?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Does he make up the witr as an even number or as it is, a witr?
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. The prayer is made up as it was missed.
Yes.
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