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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Witr in Deeds

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Question: I saw a person who performs most of his deeds in odd numbers,And he says: believing that this is from the Sunnah and is better than even numbers. Is there a basis for this in the pure Sunnah?

Answer: There is no basis for this in the pure Sunnah, nor in the Shari'ah, because acts of worship include both even and odd numbers.For example: The Fajr prayer is even. The 'Isha' prayer, the Zuhr prayer, and the 'Asr prayer are all even, while the Maghrib prayer is odd. Likewise, the witr prayer after the 'Isha' prayer, which is among the most emphasized voluntary prayers, is odd. So acts of worship include both even and odd numbers, and a person performs each act of worship as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has legislated it: if it is even, he performs it as even, and if it is odd, he performs it as odd.

Question: Some people prefer to perform their deeds in odd numbers and say that this is from the Sunnah. Has there been any recommendation for this?

Answer: There is no recommendation for this.And there are some deeds that are performed in odd numbers, such as: However, there are some deeds that are performed in odd numbers, such as cleaning oneself with three stones or three wipes, and eating three dates when breaking the fast, which is odd. Yes, the Sunnah has come regarding such things
for Allah is Witr* and He loves the odd (numbered).إن الله وتر يحب الوتر
Sunan Ibn Majah 1169Da’if (Darussalam)
, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make some things odd in number. So whatever the Sunnah has stated should be done in an odd number, it should be done in an odd number.
Source shamela.ws

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