It is known that Witr after the 'Isha' prayer is only three, meaning one prays two rak'ahs of al-Shaf' and then the one rak'ah of Witr without praying the Sunnah before al-Shaf' and after.
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The questioner : It is known that Witr is after the 'Isha' prayer. When a person prays Witr directly after the 'Isha' prayer with only three, meaning he prays two rak'ahs of al-Shaf' and then the one rak'ah of Witr without praying the Sunnah before al-Shaf', and after 'Isha' it is prescribed to proceed directly to al-Shaf' and then Witr, is this correct, or is it obligatory for him to pray the Sunnah of 'Isha' before al-Shaf' and Witr? I ask you to clarify.
The Shaykh : If a person wants to pray Witr before he sleeps, he prays the two rawatib of 'Isha' and then prays Witr. If he prays Witr with three, he either combines them all with one tashahhud and one taslim, or he says taslim after two rak'ahs and then performs the third.
And the people's saying that it is al-Shaf' and Witr is a customary term. Otherwise, the two rak'ahs separated from the third are also part of Witr and not outside of it. But performing Witr with three is sometimes with two taslims and sometimes with one taslim.
And performing Witr with three has two forms:
The first form: that he sits after the two rak'ahs and recites the first tashahhud, then stands and performs the third. This is prohibited because it is likening Witr to the Maghrib prayer.
The second form: that he performs the three in succession with one tashahhud, and this is one of the prescribed characteristics.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If a person wants to pray Witr before he sleeps, he prays the two rawatib of 'Isha' and then prays Witr. If he prays Witr with three, he either combines them all with one tashahhud and one taslim, or he says taslim after two rak'ahs and then performs the third.
And the people's saying that it is al-Shaf' and Witr is a customary term. Otherwise, the two rak'ahs separated from the third are also part of Witr and not outside of it. But performing Witr with three is sometimes with two taslims and sometimes with one taslim.
And performing Witr with three has two forms:
The first form: that he sits after the two rak'ahs and recites the first tashahhud, then stands and performs the third. This is prohibited because it is likening Witr to the Maghrib prayer.
The second form: that he performs the three in succession with one tashahhud, and this is one of the prescribed characteristics.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.