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SALAT –UL WITR BY:BASHIL AHAMED AND AAYAN
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SALAT –UL WITR
BY:BASHIL AHAMEDAND AAYAN
Witr (Arabic: وتر) is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is
performed at night after isha'a (night-time prayer) or before fajr (dawn prayer).
According to the Hanafi Fiqh witr prayer is wajib. ...
Therefore, as little as one rakat can be prayed, and
eleven at most.
What is the Witr prayer?
THE WITR PRAYER IS THE LAST PRAYER
OF THE NIGHT. THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, SALLALLAHU 'ALAYHI WA
SALLAM, SAID:Al-Bukhari, vol. 2, book 16, #105
IT CAN BE OFFERED AT ANY TIME AFTER THE ISHA' PRAYER
AND BEFORE THE FAJR PRAYER.
Why is it important?The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi
wa sallam, strongly emphasised the importance of this prayer, and he, himself,
did not leave this prayer even if he was on a journey or on his mount. Due to the very
firm nature of the Prophet's emphasis some scholars have classed this prayer as wajib (compulsory) but, in reality, it is a strongly
encouraged action of the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
How is it prayed?The Witr prayer is commonly 3, 5, 7 or 9 raka'at but can also be just the single rak'ah. It is authentically related that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
prayed it in a number of different ways, so the worshipper can choose to pray it in any of the following ways:
By praying two raka'at at a time (i.e. completely with the salam at the end of each pair) to the desired number and then a single complete rak'ah;
By praying all the raka'at together but without sitting in any rak'ah (i.e. without the julus in which the tashahhud is recited) except for in the final ra'kah; or
By praying all the raka'at together and sitting only in the unit before the final rak'ah and then in the final rak'ah again. So, for example, a worshipper praying 5 raka'at
would only sit and recite tashahhud in the 4th rak'ah and then complete the prayer with a single complete unit (including another recitation of the tashahhud).
When praying 3 raka'at it is preferable to use method 1 or 2 above as the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:
"Do not pray Witr with three raka'at that resemble Maghrib."
