Does the witr prayer differ from the night prayer?
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Question:
Does the witr prayer differ from the night prayer in terms of its time, the supplication recited in both prayers, and the number of rak'ahs?
Answer:
Witr is part of the night prayer and is its conclusion. It is a single rak'ah with which the night prayer is concluded at the end of the night, in the middle of the night, or at the beginning of the night. After the 'Isha' prayer, one prays whatever is easy for him, then concludes with one rak'ah in which he recites: [al-Fatihah:2], and [al-Ikhlas:1]. This is the witr.
Question: Is there a supplication in it, O Shaykh?
Answer: There is qunut in it if he wishes. He recites qunut after the ruku': "O Allah, guide me among those You have guided..." to the end of it, or he may supplicate with something else; there is no harm in that.
Does the witr prayer differ from the night prayer in terms of its time, the supplication recited in both prayers, and the number of rak'ahs?
Answer:
Witr is part of the night prayer and is its conclusion. It is a single rak'ah with which the night prayer is concluded at the end of the night, in the middle of the night, or at the beginning of the night. After the 'Isha' prayer, one prays whatever is easy for him, then concludes with one rak'ah in which he recites:
The praise
الْحَمْدSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌQuestion: Is there a supplication in it, O Shaykh?
Answer: There is qunut in it if he wishes. He recites qunut after the ruku': "O Allah, guide me among those You have guided..." to the end of it, or he may supplicate with something else; there is no harm in that.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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