Is it permissible to pray the shaf' and witr like the Maghrib prayer?
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Question:
The listener: Fadhil Asil Muhammad Fadhil sent a question asking: Is it permissible to pray the shaf' and witr together without a break between them, meaning: as if I pray them like the Maghrib prayer, for example?
Answer:
It is disliked to pray them like the Maghrib prayer; because there is a prohibition against that in some hadiths. But he should pray two, then say the taslim, then pray the witr as one. This is the best: two taslims. He prays two, or more, then makes the witr with one.
And if he prays three all together, reciting them in succession, and does not sit except in the last one, there is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. He would recite the three in succession without sitting in the second, like the Maghrib. No, but he would recite the three in succession, then sit in the last one, recite the tashahhud, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicate as Allah pleases, then say the taslim. This is permissible.
But the best is to say the taslim after the two, then stand and perform the one alone. This is the best. Even if he makes the witr with five, or seven, or more, likewise, he says the taslim after every two, then makes the witr with one. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it. Mostly, he would say the taslim after every two, then make the witr with one. And mostly, he would pray eleven, and sometimes he would pray thirteen (peace and blessings be upon him). And sometimes he would pray three all together, reciting them in succession until he sat in the last one. And sometimes he would pray five all together, reciting them in succession until he sat in the last one. All of this is permissible.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The listener: Fadhil Asil Muhammad Fadhil sent a question asking: Is it permissible to pray the shaf' and witr together without a break between them, meaning: as if I pray them like the Maghrib prayer, for example?
Answer:
It is disliked to pray them like the Maghrib prayer; because there is a prohibition against that in some hadiths. But he should pray two, then say the taslim, then pray the witr as one. This is the best: two taslims. He prays two, or more, then makes the witr with one.
And if he prays three all together, reciting them in succession, and does not sit except in the last one, there is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. He would recite the three in succession without sitting in the second, like the Maghrib. No, but he would recite the three in succession, then sit in the last one, recite the tashahhud, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicate as Allah pleases, then say the taslim. This is permissible.
But the best is to say the taslim after the two, then stand and perform the one alone. This is the best. Even if he makes the witr with five, or seven, or more, likewise, he says the taslim after every two, then makes the witr with one. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it. Mostly, he would say the taslim after every two, then make the witr with one. And mostly, he would pray eleven, and sometimes he would pray thirteen (peace and blessings be upon him). And sometimes he would pray three all together, reciting them in succession until he sat in the last one. And sometimes he would pray five all together, reciting them in succession until he sat in the last one. All of this is permissible.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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