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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the pilgrim pray the witr prayer at Muzdalifah or not?

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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh is asked: Does the pilgrim pray the witr prayer at Muzdalifah or not?

The Shaykh : Yes. In Muzdalifah, it is not mentioned in the hadith of Jabir, which is the most comprehensive of the hadiths regarding the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Hajj. It is not mentioned that he prayed witr. It is also not mentioned that he prayed the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) of Fajr. However, we have the general statement that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Make Witr the end of your night prayer. اجعلوا آخر صلاتكم بالليل وترا
Sahih Muslim 751b
. And he did not specify an exception. Also: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not leave witr, whether resident or traveling. And nothing was excluded from this. Likewise, we say regarding the Sunnah of Fajr; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged it until he said:
The two Rak'ah of Fajr are better than the world and what is in it. ركعتا الفجر خير من الدنيا وما فيها
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 416Sahih (Darussalam)
. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave them, whether resident or traveling. So we say: On the night of Muzdalifah, one should pray witr and the Sunnah of Fajr.
Yes.
Source alathar.net

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