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| Witr prayer | |
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| Official name | صلاة الوتر |
| Also called | Imparity prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | An Islamic prayer offered to God after Isha prayer. |
| Observances | Sunnah prayers, Salah times |
| Begins | Chafa'a prayer |
| Ends | Fajr nafl prayer |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Related to | Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam, Islamic prayers |
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Witr (Arabic: وتر) is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha (night-time prayer) or before fajr (dawn prayer). Witr has an odd number of raka'at prayed in pairs, with the final raka'ah prayed separately.[citation needed]
According to Abdullah ibn Umar, Muhammad: "The night prayer is offered as two raka'at followed by two raka'at and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (fajr prayer), he should pray one raka'ah and this will be a witr for all the raka'at which he has prayed before."[1]
In a hadith transmitted by Abu Darda, he states that Muhammad told him to do three things: to fast three days every month, to offer the witr salat before sleep, and to offer two raka'at sunnah for fajr.[2]
There is a ḥādīth that says that the best time for the witr salat is at night, and that those who fear that they will not be able to awake, or may die in their sleep, should perform the prayer before sleeping.[3]
Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "The witr prayer is not required like your obligatory prayers but the Prophet would perform the witr prayer and say, 'O you people of the Quran, perform the witr prayer, for Allah is One and He loves the witr.'"(this is daif (Weak, and hence unreliable) [4]
- ^ The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih al-Bukhari (Muhammad Muhsin Khan's translation of Sahih al-Bukhari): Hadith 539, pg. 282
- ^ The hadith about this: "Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 16, Number 110).
- ^ The hadith about this: "Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet (Sallah Allah Alahoui wa salam) said, "Make witr as your last prayer at night." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2 Book 16 112). Also: "Narrated 'Aisha(radia'Allah wa anha): The Prophet used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping across in his bed. Whenever he intended to offer the Witr prayer, he used to wake me up and I would offer the Witr prayer too." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 16, Number 111).
- ^ Sunan at-Tirmidhi 453 (Jami-al-Tirmidhi)|url=https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:453]}}