Is it permissible to leave the witr prayer?
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Question:
Is it permissible to leave the sunnah of witr? I have heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave the witr, neither in travel nor in residence. Please clarify the path for us?
Answer:
Witr is a confirmed sunnah in residence and in travel. Witr is a confirmed sunnah, the minimum being one rak'ah in travel and in residence. However, if one leaves it, he owes nothing. It is a nafilah, a voluntary act, not obligatory. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform witr on his camel, but he would not perform the obligatory prayer except on the ground.
So witr is among the voluntary prayers, like the sunnah of Zuhr, Maghrib, 'Isha', Fajr, and the sunnah of Jumu'ah. They are all voluntary. When a man asked him about the prayer, he taught him that it is five prayers. He said: "Is there anything else upon me?" He said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 458Sahih (Darussalam) The one who ... the five prayers with the rawatib, and witr, and the duha prayer, are all voluntary, all voluntary acts.
Is it permissible to leave the sunnah of witr? I have heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave the witr, neither in travel nor in residence. Please clarify the path for us?
Answer:
Witr is a confirmed sunnah in residence and in travel. Witr is a confirmed sunnah, the minimum being one rak'ah in travel and in residence. However, if one leaves it, he owes nothing. It is a nafilah, a voluntary act, not obligatory. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform witr on his camel, but he would not perform the obligatory prayer except on the ground.
So witr is among the voluntary prayers, like the sunnah of Zuhr, Maghrib, 'Isha', Fajr, and the sunnah of Jumu'ah. They are all voluntary. When a man asked him about the prayer, he taught him that it is five prayers. He said: "Is there anything else upon me?" He said:
No, unless you do it voluntarily.
لا، إلا أن تطوع
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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