If one sleeps through the Witr prayer, whether out of forgetfulness or intentionally, does he make it up after Fajr?

The questioner : As for the Witr prayer, I hope I am not taking up too much of your time. Suppose I want to pray Witr; I intend to get up at three or four in the morning to pray it. For example, if I fall asleep or am lazy and do not get up, what should I do?

The Shaykh : Until when did you sleep?

The questioner : Until the time of the Fajr adhan, meaning I missed the Witr prayer.

The Shaykh : Yes, if you missed it in the sense that you put your head down, slept, and did not wake up before Fajr, then you missed it.

The questioner : I missed it.

The Shaykh : It is like the obligatory prayer that one does not pray at its time; it cannot be made up. However, if one forgets it or sleeps through it, he prays it when he remembers it. So, regarding your question, if you slept like this, even if Fajr had already come, you still pray it.

The questioner : Meaning I opened my eyes and Fajr had already come.

The Shaykh : Meaning you did not intend to waste the Witr prayer. Before you pray the Sunnah of Fajr, you pray the Witr.

The questioner : ... or three rak'ahs.

The Shaykh : Or three, but do you know when?

The questioner : Before I pray the Sunnah.

The Shaykh : No, no, the reason, I mean.

The questioner : When?

The Shaykh : The reason, and we mentioned two scenarios for you. The first scenario is that you did not pray and it passed you by.

The questioner : The first scenario is that I did not get up.

The Shaykh : Meaning you woke up and did not pray. In this scenario, it is lost for you. But if sleep overtook you and you did not wake up until after the Fajr adhan, then here you pray Witr, and then you pray the Sunnah of Fajr.

The questioner : Yes, and can I not make up that prayer?

The Shaykh : That is it, there is no making it up. For the one who does it intentionally, there is no making it up. Yes.

The questioner : Thank you very much, Professor. I am bothering you, and it is always forbidden to issue a fatwa without knowledge, because this is something I did not know...

The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.

The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.

The questioner : How are you?The Shaykh .

The Shaykh : I praise Allah for you, and how is al-Husayn?

The questioner : Praise be to Allah, we miss you...

The Shaykh : And how are the children?

The questioner : We praise Allah the Exalted, and how are you?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, things are going well.