A man slept through the witr prayer: what is the method of making it up and when?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. A person slept through his witr. Does he make it up? What is the method for making up the witr?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And at what time does he make it up? Is it between the adhan and the iqamah, or after the sun has risen?
The Shaykh : If he slept through the witr, he makes it up as an even number. That is, if his custom was to pray witr with three rak'ahs, he prays four; if his custom was to pray witr with five, he prays six. This is based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: He prays these rak'ahs after the sun has risen on the following day, meaning after it has risen by the length of a spear. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And at what time does he make it up? Is it between the adhan and the iqamah, or after the sun has risen?
The Shaykh : If he slept through the witr, he makes it up as an even number. That is, if his custom was to pray witr with three rak'ahs, he prays four; if his custom was to pray witr with five, he prays six. This is based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: