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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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There are not two witr in one night

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Q: Is it permissible to pray two witr prayers in one night?

A: It is not recommended for anyone to pray two witr prayers in one night; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There are no two Witr in one night.لا وتران في ليلةٍ
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 470Sahih (Darussalam)
, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Make Witr the end of your night prayer.اجعلوا آخر صلاتكم بالليل وترًا
Sahih Muslim 751b
, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone is afraid that he may not get up in the latter part of the night, he should observe Witr in the first part of it; and if anyone is eager to get up in the last part of it, he should observe Witr at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed (by the angels) and that is preferable.مَن خاف ألا يقوم من آخر الليل فليوتر أوله، ومَن طمع أن يقوم آخره فليوتر آخر الليل، فإن صلاة آخر الليل مشهودة، وذلك أفضل
Sahih Muslim 755a
, which Muslim recorded in his *Sahih*.
So if it is easy for the Muslim to have his tahajjud in the last part of the night, let him conclude his prayer with a single rak'ah that makes his prayer witr. And whoever does not find it easy to do so should pray witr in the first part of the night. Then, if Allah makes it easy for him to stand in prayer in the last part of the night, he should pray whatever is easy for him in pairs, two rak'ahs at a time, and he should not repeat the witr; rather, the first witr is sufficient for him; because of the aforementioned hadith, which is his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
There are no two Witr in one night.لا وتران في ليلةٍ
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 470Sahih (Darussalam)
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Source binbaz.org.sa

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