Do you recite Surat al-Ikhlas alone in the last rak'ah of the witr prayer, or do you recite the two Mu'awwidhat with it?
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The questioner : Do you recite Surat al-Ikhlas alone in the last rak'ah of the witr prayer, or do you recite the two Mu'awwidhat with it? What is the ruling for one who recites Surat al-Ikhlas alone? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If he limits himself to reciting Surat al-Ikhlas, that is sufficient. And if he sometimes recites with it:[Al-Falaq 113:1] [An-Nas 114:1], there is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If he limits himself to reciting Surat al-Ikhlas, that is sufficient. And if he sometimes recites with it:
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِThe questioner : May Allah bless you.