Is it permissible for a person to perform the witr prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, and which is better, in the mosque or at home?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a person to perform the witr prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, and which is better, in the mosque or at home?
The Shaykh : It is permissible for a person to perform the witr prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, if he does not intend to get up in the last part of the night.
As for if he hopes to get up in the last part of the night, let him delay the witr, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 751b and his saying: . This is the detail regarding the witr. The second point?
The questioner : He asks whether it is better in the mosque or at home?
The Shaykh : As for whether it is better in the mosque or at home, we say: All voluntary prayers are better performed at home, except for what is prescribed in the mosque, such as standing in night prayer in Ramadan, which is in the mosque. For example, the sunnah (recommended practice) before the Zuhr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) after the Zuhr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) before the Fajr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) after the Maghrib prayer is better performed at home, and the sunnah (recommended practice) after the 'Isha' prayer is better performed at home. All voluntary prayers are better performed at home, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:313.
The wisdom behind the voluntary prayer being better at home is: so that one does not make his house a graveyard where no prayer is performed, and prayer is all blessing.
Second: so that his family gets accustomed to prayer. Therefore, you will find that if a boy sees his father praying, he goes to pray beside him, standing with him, bowing with him, prostrating with him, and sitting with him. Even if he does not say anything, he imitates him. And this is a gain: that you accustom your family to prayer.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for a person to perform the witr prayer immediately after the 'Isha' prayer, if he does not intend to get up in the last part of the night.
As for if he hopes to get up in the last part of the night, let him delay the witr, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Make Witr the end of your night prayer.
اجعلوا آخر صلاتكم بالليل وتراًWhoever hopes to get up in the last part of the night, let him make the witr in the last part of the night, for the prayer in the last part of the night is witnessed, and that is better.
من طمع أن يقوم م آخر الليل فليوتر آخر الليل فإن الصلاة آخر الليل مشهودة وذلك أفضلThe questioner : He asks whether it is better in the mosque or at home?
The Shaykh : As for whether it is better in the mosque or at home, we say: All voluntary prayers are better performed at home, except for what is prescribed in the mosque, such as standing in night prayer in Ramadan, which is in the mosque. For example, the sunnah (recommended practice) before the Zuhr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) after the Zuhr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) before the Fajr prayer is better performed at home, the sunnah (recommended practice) after the Maghrib prayer is better performed at home, and the sunnah (recommended practice) after the 'Isha' prayer is better performed at home. All voluntary prayers are better performed at home, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةThe wisdom behind the voluntary prayer being better at home is: so that one does not make his house a graveyard where no prayer is performed, and prayer is all blessing.
Second: so that his family gets accustomed to prayer. Therefore, you will find that if a boy sees his father praying, he goes to pray beside him, standing with him, bowing with him, prostrating with him, and sitting with him. Even if he does not say anything, he imitates him. And this is a gain: that you accustom your family to prayer.