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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The voluntary prayers after the night prayer

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Question:
Is it permissible for me to pray the voluntary prayers after I have prayed the witr following the night prayer? I am aware that one of the brothers told me: It is not permissible to pray after you have performed the witr. He cited the hadith:
The last rak`at of the night prayer should be oddاجعلوا آخر صلاتكم وترًا
Sahih al-Bukhari 472
We seek clarification?

Answer:
It is better to conclude one’s prayer in the night with the witr, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Make the last of your prayers in the night the witrاجعلوا آخر صلاتكم من الليل وترًا
However, there is no harm in praying after the witr; this is only a matter of what is better.
It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed after the witr. He used to pray two rak'ahs after the witr, peace and blessings be upon him. This indicates the permissibility of praying after the witr, and there is no blame in doing so; his action demonstrates the permissibility.

Question: Does he make it even, O Shaykh?

Answer: He prays two rak'ahs after the witr. This is the even number; the two rak'ahs are the even number, and the witr remains. He does not need to do anything else; the witr remains and he does not change it. If he prays two rak'ahs after the witr, there is no harm. Or he may pray at the beginning of the night, or perform the witr at the beginning of the night, then get up at the end of the night and pray whatever is easy for him. He does not need to make the witr even; rather, the first witr is sufficient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are not two witr in one night.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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