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IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 254: CARA BERNIAT BAGI DUA RAKAAT PERTAMA SOLAT WITIR YANG DILAKUKAN DENGAN DUA SALAM
How should one make the intention for the first two rakaat of a three-rakaat witr prayer performed with two salams?
Short answer
The best way is to intend them as two rakaat of witr, which is the preferred view in the Shafi'i school.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The best way is to intend them as two rakaat of witr, which is the preferred view in the Shafi'i school. It is also permissible to intend them as the prelude to witr, the sunnah of witr or the night prayer, as these other views concern what is more preferable and are not conditions. Intending simply the witr prayer is still valid. The same methods apply to every two rakaat before the final rakaat when witr is prayed with five to eleven rakaat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Cara yang terbaik untuk berniat bagi 2 rakaat pertama solat witir adalah diniatkan sebagai 2 rakaat daripada witir.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 254: CARA BERNIAT BAGI DUA RAKAAT PERTAMA SOLAT WITIR YANG DILAKUKAN DENGAN DUA SALAM”, 1 April 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5873-irsyad-hukum-edisi-khas-ramadan-siri-ke-254-cara-berniat-bagi-dua-rakaat-pertama-solat-witir-yang-dilakukan-dengan-dua-salam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/intention-first-two-rakaat-witr-two-salams/