How to Make Up the Witr Prayer During the Day
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Honorable Shaykh! Is the night prayer and the witr prayer both made up during the day, or is only the night prayer made up without the witr?The Shaykh: How?The questioner: Is the night prayer made up during the day along with the witr, the single rak'ah?The Shaykh: That is, if a person slept and did not perform the tahajjud prayer and did not perform the witr.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is no longer a witr. How many rak'ahs do you pray at night?The questioner: Three rak'ahs.
The Shaykh: Three rak'ahs?The questioner: Yes.
You pray four rak'ahs during the day. That is, if a person sleeps and misses what he used to pray at night, he prays it during the day; but instead of making it a witr, he makes it an even number, based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray twelve rak'ahs during the day if sleep or pain overcame him.
The questioner: Very well! Regarding this fourth rak'ah! The Shaykh: One rak'ah, two rak'ahs.
The questioner: Is it considered a witr; but he added a rak'ah to it?The Shaykh: No, no, it is not a witr now; now it has become an even number; but it is considered that a person should, when he does a deed, establish it;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The most beloved deed to Allah is the one done regularly, even if it is little).
The questioner: The point, O Shaykh! These extra two rak'ahs, are they considered like the witr?The Shaykh: They take the place of the witr; but he does not perform a witr; because the time for the witr ended with the dawn, so these two rak'ahs are considered a make-up.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is no longer a witr. How many rak'ahs do you pray at night?The questioner: Three rak'ahs.
The Shaykh: Three rak'ahs?The questioner: Yes.
You pray four rak'ahs during the day. That is, if a person sleeps and misses what he used to pray at night, he prays it during the day; but instead of making it a witr, he makes it an even number, based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray twelve rak'ahs during the day if sleep or pain overcame him.
The questioner: Very well! Regarding this fourth rak'ah! The Shaykh: One rak'ah, two rak'ahs.
The questioner: Is it considered a witr; but he added a rak'ah to it?The Shaykh: No, no, it is not a witr now; now it has become an even number; but it is considered that a person should, when he does a deed, establish it;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The most beloved deed to Allah is the one done regularly, even if it is little).
The questioner: The point, O Shaykh! These extra two rak'ahs, are they considered like the witr?The Shaykh: They take the place of the witr; but he does not perform a witr; because the time for the witr ended with the dawn, so these two rak'ahs are considered a make-up.