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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How to make up the night prayer and the witr during the day?

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The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : Is the night prayer made up during the day along with the witr rak'ah?

The Shaykh : I mean, if he slept and did not perform the tahajjud and did not perform the witr.

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : Very well.

The questioner : Is the night prayer and the witr made up together during the day?

The Shaykh : What is your custom? How many rak'ahs do you pray at night?

The questioner : Three rak'ahs.

The Shaykh : Three rak'ahs. You pray four rak'ahs during the day. That is, if a person sleeps and misses what he used to pray at night, he prays it during the day, but instead of making it a witr, he makes it an even number, based on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when sleep or pain overcame him, would pray twelve rak'ahs during the day. أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا غلبه نوم أو وجع صلى من النهار ثنتي عشرة ركعة


The questioner : Okay, regarding this fourth rak'ah.

The Shaykh : One rak'ah or two?

The questioner : Is this witr considered...

The Shaykh : No, it is not a witr now; it has become an even number. However, it is considered that a person should, when he does a deed, establish it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little. أحب العمل إلى الله أدومه وإن قل
Sunan Abi Dawud 1368Sahih (Al-Albani)
Yes, that is right.

The questioner : Is this extra rak'ah, these two rak'ahs, considered like the witr?

The Shaykh : It takes the place of the witr, but he does not perform a witr, because the time for the witr ended with the dawn. So these two rak'ahs are considered making up the missed prayer. Next question.

The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. I inform you that the greeting of peace is not prescribed in this situation.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good

The Shaykh : Because the Companions would ask the Messenger in his gatherings, and they would not say "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah" unless a person arrived and greeted him, in which case there is no harm.
Source alathar.net

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