Is reciting Surat al-A'la in the witr prayer obligatory?
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The questioner : My first question is about the witr prayer, specifically regarding the first rak'ah, that he used to recite Subhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, is it a necessary condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition nor obligatory; rather, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whatever one recites fulfills the obligation, or rather, fulfills the recommended practice of adding [recitation] after al-Fatihah. As for reciting Subhan, it is a recommended practice (sunnah); if one does it, he is rewarded for it, and if he leaves it, there is no punishment on him.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, is it a necessary condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition nor obligatory; rather, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whatever one recites fulfills the obligation, or rather, fulfills the recommended practice of adding [recitation] after al-Fatihah. As for reciting Subhan, it is a recommended practice (sunnah); if one does it, he is rewarded for it, and if he leaves it, there is no punishment on him.
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