Does the witr rak'ah suffice for this sunnah?
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The questioner : Shaykh, if a person enters the city at night and has not prayed witr, and he wants to pray witr with one rak'ah, does it suffice for two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh : This is based, may Allah reward you, on the case of one who enters the mosque while not traveling; he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. If he prays one rak'ah of witr, does it suffice for him? We have discussed this before here in this place, and we said that his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 is based on.
The student: The common case.
The Shaykh : On the common case, and the intention is that he prays a prayer in which he worships Allah, three?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is based, may Allah reward you, on the case of one who enters the mosque while not traveling; he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. If he prays one rak'ah of witr, does it suffice for him? We have discussed this before here in this place, and we said that his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer
لا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينThe student: The common case.
The Shaykh : On the common case, and the intention is that he prays a prayer in which he worships Allah, three?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.