Is it established that the witr prayer is nine rak'ahs, with the tashahhud in the eighth, then standing up for the ninth?
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The questioner : Is it established that the witr prayer is nine rak'ahs, with the tashahhud in the eighth, then standing up for the ninth? That is, one prays eight rak'ahs of witr with the tashahhud, then stands up for the ninth. If the answer is affirmative, is the form of three rak'ahs, like Maghrib, permissible in the witr?
The Shaykh : The form of three rak'ahs is not valid; because there is a specific prohibition So here, three by three is not permissible; as for that, the text has come regarding it, so it is permissible.
The Shaykh : The form of three rak'ahs is not valid; because there is a specific prohibition
Do not make the witr prayer resemble the Maghrib prayer.
لا تشبهوا في صلاة الوتر بصلاة المغرب
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