How to Make Up the Witr Prayer

Question:
This is a message received from a listener of the program who says: If a person sleeps through the Witr prayer and does not remember it until after the Zuhr prayer, how should he make it up?

Answer:
He should make it up as an even number. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he missed his night prayer due to illness or sleep, would make it up during the day as an even number. As Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, meaning if his custom was to pray three, he would pray four in the day with two taslims. If his custom at night was to pray Witr with five, he would pray six rak'ahs in the day, saying taslim after every two. If his custom was eleven, like the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would pray twelve in the day, with six taslims, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. This is the best. If it is not possible to pray it during the Duha time and he prays it after Zuhr, there is no harm, but the best is for it to be before Zuhr. Yes.

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