What is the ruling on one who prays four rak'ahs at the beginning of the night, then four rak'ahs in the middle of the night, then prays the witr?
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The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask about dividing the rak'ahs of the tarawih prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We pray four rak'ahs, or two taslims, then I pray two taslims, then I pray the witr with two taslims, the last of which I pray after one o'clock, and then I pray the witr. Perhaps there is something in the division.
The Shaykh : Your question is not clear. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh, I want to pray the witr and the qiyam prayer.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : I pray four rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer, four rak'ahs, meaning two taslims.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Then at one o'clock at night I pray four rak'ahs, meaning two taslims, then I pray the witr. Is there anything wrong with this?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : And is there anything better than that?
The Shaykh : Meaning, you pray two rak'ahs at a time, saying the taslim at the end of every two rak'ahs.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But you divide the qiyam into two parts.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You pray four rak'ahs at the beginning of the night.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then four rak'ahs in the middle of the night.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you pray the three rak'ahs of the witr.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that; this is the best thing.
The questioner : Even if you are the imam, meaning I pray with the people in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Here, if you are the imam, you must consider the needs of those praying behind you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are able to stand with you in this division,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : without causing a problem in the mosque, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask about dividing the rak'ahs of the tarawih prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We pray four rak'ahs, or two taslims, then I pray two taslims, then I pray the witr with two taslims, the last of which I pray after one o'clock, and then I pray the witr. Perhaps there is something in the division.
The Shaykh : Your question is not clear. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh, I want to pray the witr and the qiyam prayer.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : I pray four rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer, four rak'ahs, meaning two taslims.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Then at one o'clock at night I pray four rak'ahs, meaning two taslims, then I pray the witr. Is there anything wrong with this?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : And is there anything better than that?
The Shaykh : Meaning, you pray two rak'ahs at a time, saying the taslim at the end of every two rak'ahs.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But you divide the qiyam into two parts.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You pray four rak'ahs at the beginning of the night.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then four rak'ahs in the middle of the night.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you pray the three rak'ahs of the witr.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that; this is the best thing.
The questioner : Even if you are the imam, meaning I pray with the people in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Here, if you are the imam, you must consider the needs of those praying behind you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are able to stand with you in this division,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : without causing a problem in the mosque, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
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