What is the ruling on making up the witr prayer?
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The questioner : Regarding making it up, O Shaykh, regarding making up the witr; not imitating the Maghrib prayer. If a person did not pray the witr at night and wants to make it up during the day; does he make it up as an odd number or an even number?
The Shaykh : This varies depending on the situation. If it was due to sleep or forgetfulness, he makes it up as an odd number, just as he would pray it at night. But if he missed it without an excuse other than sleep or forgetfulness, he prays twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner : Even after the Fajr adhan?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, even after the Fajr adhan, if there is sufficient time.
The questioner : He prays the witr.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : So he prays the witr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The text of the hadith, O Shaykh; the hadith about imitation:.
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : With the Maghrib prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The first one, O Shaykh, the text of the hadith?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "first"?
The questioner : The text of the hadith, the text, O Shaykh. We do not say "the text of the hadith" because it is the first one, because the hadith reached us?
The Shaykh : How... let us see what...
The questioner : ... the text of the hadith.
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : The first time.
The Shaykh : It is possible,Sunan Ibn Majah 4251Hasan (Darussalam).
Please.
The questioner : Regarding the four-rak'ah prayer, that he prays the sunnah four rak'ahs with two tashahhuds and two taslims. And you said: provided that there is no obstacle if nothing comes to prohibit it; is not the ruling in acts of worship prohibition unless a text comes?
The Shaykh : That is correct.
The questioner : Is there a text that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed it as four, or ordered it as four...
The Shaykh : No, I understand you. When you hear in the hadith that he prayed four, it comes to mind that he prayed two, two. But when the text comes that he said the taslim at the end of two rak'ahs, this is explicit in organizing the taslim at the end of two rak'ahs. But that does not negate that it is possible to pray it two, two with two tashahhuds and one taslim; if there were not such an indication, the rule you asked about would be in its place.
Yes.
The Shaykh : This varies depending on the situation. If it was due to sleep or forgetfulness, he makes it up as an odd number, just as he would pray it at night. But if he missed it without an excuse other than sleep or forgetfulness, he prays twelve rak'ahs during the day.
The questioner : Even after the Fajr adhan?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, even after the Fajr adhan, if there is sufficient time.
The questioner : He prays the witr.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : So he prays the witr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The text of the hadith, O Shaykh; the hadith about imitation:
Do not imitate the witr prayer
لا تشبهوا بصلاة الوترThe Shaykh :
with the Maghrib prayer
بصلاة المغربThe questioner : With the Maghrib prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The first one, O Shaykh, the text of the hadith?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "first"?
The questioner : The text of the hadith, the text, O Shaykh. We do not say "the text of the hadith" because it is the first one, because the hadith reached us?
The Shaykh : How... let us see what...
The questioner : ... the text of the hadith.
The Shaykh :
Do not imitate the witr prayer with the Maghrib prayer
لا تشبَّهوا بصلاة الوتر بصلاة المغربThe questioner : The first time.
The Shaykh : It is possible,
Every son of Adam commits sin
كل بني آدم خطاءPlease.
The questioner : Regarding the four-rak'ah prayer, that he prays the sunnah four rak'ahs with two tashahhuds and two taslims. And you said: provided that there is no obstacle if nothing comes to prohibit it; is not the ruling in acts of worship prohibition unless a text comes?
The Shaykh : That is correct.
The questioner : Is there a text that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed it as four, or ordered it as four...
The Shaykh : No, I understand you. When you hear in the hadith that he prayed four, it comes to mind that he prayed two, two. But when the text comes that he said the taslim at the end of two rak'ahs, this is explicit in organizing the taslim at the end of two rak'ahs. But that does not negate that it is possible to pray it two, two with two tashahhuds and one taslim; if there were not such an indication, the rule you asked about would be in its place.
Yes.
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