FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1393 : TATACARA SOLAT WITIR YANG AFDHAL
Which is more virtuous for a three-rakaat witr prayer: one salam or two salams?
Short answer
A three-rakaat witr prayer may be performed with one salam or with two salams, and both methods accord with the Sunnah.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A three-rakaat witr prayer may be performed with one salam or with two salams, and both methods accord with the Sunnah. This fatwa holds that performing it with two salams is more virtuous, meaning two rakaat followed by a salam and then one more rakaat. The reason given is the added intention, takbir and salam, in line with the principle that more acts bring more reward. The one-salam form has only a single tasyahhud so that it differs from the maghrib prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan kami menyatakan bahawa solat witir yang dilakukan secara tiga rakaat dua salam adalah lebih afdhal berbanding solat witir yang dilakukan secara tiga rakaat satu salam.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1393 : TATACARA SOLAT WITIR YANG AFDHAL”, 11 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3734-al-kafi-1393-tatacara-solat-witir-yang-afdhal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/most-virtuous-way-to-perform-witr-prayer/