Making up the Witr prayer during the day
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The honorable Shaykh! Some people make up the Witr prayer during the day, while others pray it three rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer. What is the method for making up the Witr?
This is a mistake. When the Fajr time begins, the time for Witr ends. A person makes it up during the day. If he usually prays Witr with three rak'ahs, he should make it up with four. If he usually prays it with five, he should make it up with six. If he usually prays it with eleven, he should make it up with twelve. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was overcome by pain or sleep, would pray twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner: With one tashahhud, or does he separate the tashahhud?The Shaykh: With one tashahhud. It is not permissible with two tashahhuds, because if he made it with two tashahhuds, it would resemble the Maghrib prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making Witr in a way that resembles the Maghrib prayer.
This is a mistake. When the Fajr time begins, the time for Witr ends. A person makes it up during the day. If he usually prays Witr with three rak'ahs, he should make it up with four. If he usually prays it with five, he should make it up with six. If he usually prays it with eleven, he should make it up with twelve. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was overcome by pain or sleep, would pray twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner: With one tashahhud, or does he separate the tashahhud?The Shaykh: With one tashahhud. It is not permissible with two tashahhuds, because if he made it with two tashahhuds, it would resemble the Maghrib prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making Witr in a way that resembles the Maghrib prayer.