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Facts About Solatool Witr. by Toeyean1507(f): 7:13am On Aug 01, 2015 |
Praise be to Allaah.
Witr prayer is one of the greatest acts of worship that
draw one closer to Allaah. Some of the scholars – the
Hanafis – even thought that it is one of the obligatory
prayers, but the correct view is that it is one of the
confirmed Sunnahs (Sunnah mu’akkadah) which the
Muslim should observe regularly and not neglect.
Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Whoever neglects Witr is a bad man whose testimony
should not be accepted. This indicates that Witr prayer is
something that is confirmed.
We may sum up the manner of offering Witr prayer as
follows:
Its timing:
It starts when a person has prayed ‘Isha’, even if it is
joined to Maghrib at the time of Maghrib, and lasts until
dawn begins, because the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has prescribed for
you a prayer (by which He may increase your reward),
which is Witr; Allaah has enjoined it for you during the
time between ‘Isha’ prayer until dawn begins.” Narrated
by al-Tirmidhi, 425; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Tirmidhi .
Is it better to offer this prayer at the beginning of its
time or to delay it?
The Sunnah indicates that if a person thinks he will be
able to get up at the end of the night, it is better to
delay it, because prayer at the end of the night is better
and is witnessed (by the angels). But whoever fears that
he will not get up at the end of the night should pray
Witr before he goes to sleep, because of the hadeeth of
Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “Whoever fears that he will not get up
at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the
beginning of the night, but whoever thinks that he will be
able to get up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr
at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night
is witnessed (by the angels) and that is better.” Narrated
by Muslim, 755.
Al-Nawawi said: This is the correct view. Other
ahaadeeth which speak of this topic in general terms are
to be interpreted in the light of this sound, specific and
clear report, such as the hadeeth, “My close friend
advised me not to sleep without having prayed Witr.”
This is to be understood as referring to one who is not
sure that he will be able to wake up (to pray Witr at the
end of the night). Sharh Muslim, 3/277.
The number of rak’ahs:
The minimum number of rak’ahs for Witr is one rak’ah,
because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the
night.” Narrated by Muslim, 752. And he (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The night
prayers are two (rak’ahs) by two, but if one of you fears
that dawn is about to break, let him pray one rak’ah to
make what he has prayed odd-numbered.” Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 911; Muslim, 749. If a person limits himself
to praying one rak’ah, then he has performed the
Sunnah. But Witr may also be three or five or seven or
nine.
If a person prays three rak’ahs of Witr this may be done
in two ways, both of which are prescribed in sharee’ah:
1 – To pray them one after another, with one tashahhud,
because of the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her) who said: The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used not to say the
tasleem in the (first) two rakahs of Witr. According to
another version: “He used to pray Witr with three rak'ahs
and he did not sit except in the last of them.” Narrated
by al-Nasaa’i, 3/234; al-Bayhaqi, 3/31. al-Nawawi said
in al-Majmoo’ (4/7): it was narrated by al-Nasaa’i with
a hasan isnaad, and by al-Bayhaqi with a saheeh
isnaad.
2 – Saying the tasleem after two rak'ahs, then praying
one rak’ah on its own, because of the report narrated
from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him), that
he used to separate the two rak'ahs from the single
rak'ah with a tasleem, and he said that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do
that. Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan (2435); Ibn Hajar said in
al-Fath (2/482): its isnaad is qawiy (strong).
But if he prays Witr with five or seven rak’ahs, then they
should be continuous, and he should only recite one
tashahhud in the last of them and say the tasleem,
because of the report narrated by ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah
be pleased with her) who said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to
pray thirteen rak’ahs at night, praying five rak’ahs of
Witr, in which he would not sit except in the last rak’ah.
Narrated by Muslim, 737.
And it was narrated that Umm Salamah (may Allaah be
pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) used to pray Witr with five or
seven (rak’ahs) and he did not separate between them
with any salaam or words. Narrated by Ahmad, 6/290;
al-Nasaa’i, 1714. al-Nawawi said: Its isnaad is jayyid.
Al-Fath al-Rabbaani , 2/297. and it was classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i .
If he prays Witr with nine rak’ahs, then they should be
continuous and he should sit to recite the tashahhud in
the eighth rak'ah, then stand up and not say the
tasleem, then he should recite the tashahhud in the ninth
rak’ah and then say the tasleem. It was narrated in
Muslim (746) from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased
with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used to pray nine rak’ahs in which
he did not sit except in the eighth, when he would
remember Allaah, praise Him and call upon Him, then he
would get up and not say the tasleem, and he would
stand up and pray the ninth (rak’ah), then he would sit
and remember Allaah and praise Him and call upon Him,
then he would say a tasleem that we could hear.
If he prayed Witr with eleven rak’ahs, he would say the
tasleem after each two rak’ahs, then pray one rak’ah at
the end.
The less perfect way of praying Witr and what is to be
recited therein:
The less perfect way in Witr is to pray two rak'ahs and
say the tasleem, then to pray one rak’ah and say the
tasleem. It is permissible to say one tasleem, but one
should say one tashahhud not two, as stated above.
In the first rak’ah one should recite Sabbih isma rabbika
al-‘a’la (“Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High”
– Soorat al-A’la 87). In the second one should recite
Soorat al-Kaafiroon (109), and in the third Soorat al-
Ikhlaas (112).
Al-Nasaa’i (1729) narrated that Ubayy ibn Ka’b said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to recite in Witr Sabbih isma rabbika
al-‘a’la (“Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High”
– Soorat al-A’la 87), Qul yaa ayyuha’l-kaafiroon (“Say:
O disbeliever…” – Soorat al-Kaafiroon 109) and Qul
Huwa Allaahu ahad (“Say: He is Allaah, the One” –
Soorat al-Ikhlaas 112). Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i .
All these ways of offering Witr prayer have been
mentioned in the Sunnah, but the best way is not to
stick to one particular way; rather one should do it one
way one time and another way another time, so that one
will have done all the Sunnahs.
And Allaah knows best. 1 Like |
Re: Facts About Solatool Witr. by Nobody: 11:02am On Aug 09, 2015 |
Jazakallahu Khairan |
Re: Facts About Solatool Witr. by Toeyean1507(f): 6:56am On Aug 10, 2015 |
Wa anta |
Re: Facts About Solatool Witr. by MrOlai: 7:53pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
@Toeyean1507. Try to always present your messages in paragraphs. This would make them neat and easily read for your audience. A lot of people would not read what you presented with the way you packed everything together. |
Re: Facts About Solatool Witr. by Toeyean1507(f): 8:07pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
MrOlai:Thanks, I will take note of that |
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