What is the ruling on praying after the witr?
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The questioner : A final question regarding the witr?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is praying after the witr permissible?
The Shaykh : Only two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner : He does not pray anything else.
The Shaykh : I say only two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I heard some people say that if he prays, he repeats the witr again. This is the issue I wanted to clarify.
The Shaykh : This applies if, for example, a person prays 'Isha', prays the sunnah after it, and prays three rak'ahs, and then he wants to pray some rak'ahs, more than two. In that case, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applies:.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But in the situation I mentioned to you, it is only authentic from the Messenger that he used to pray two rak'ahs after the witr. That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is praying after the witr permissible?
The Shaykh : Only two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner : He does not pray anything else.
The Shaykh : I say only two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I heard some people say that if he prays, he repeats the witr again. This is the issue I wanted to clarify.
The Shaykh : This applies if, for example, a person prays 'Isha', prays the sunnah after it, and prays three rak'ahs, and then he wants to pray some rak'ahs, more than two. In that case, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applies:
Make your night prayer an odd number of rak'ahs.
اجعلوا صلاتكم بالليل وترًاThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But in the situation I mentioned to you, it is only authentic from the Messenger that he used to pray two rak'ahs after the witr. That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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