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IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 248: HUKUM MELAKUKAN SOLAT WITIR SEBANYAK DUA KALI PADA SATU MALAM
Is it permissible to perform the witr prayer twice in one night, by making the early witr even and repeating it during the night prayer?
Short answer
Witr is a recommended prayer and may be performed according to ability, whether one rakaat, three rakaats or more.
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
Witr is a recommended prayer and may be performed according to ability, whether one rakaat, three rakaats or more. There is a prohibition on combining two witr prayers in one night, and Imam al-Ramli held that deliberately repeating it with the intention of witr, knowing the prohibition, is forbidden and invalid. However, some companions such as Ibn Umar made the first witr even with one rakaat, performed tahajjud, then prayed witr again at the end. The fatwa allows a person to choose between praying witr once early or repeating it during the night prayer, following that practice.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Namun begitu, seseorang itu tidak dibolehkan melakukan witir sebanyak dua kali pada satu malam.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 248: HUKUM MELAKUKAN SOLAT WITIR SEBANYAK DUA KALI PADA SATU MALAM”, 18 March 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5864-irsyad-fatwa-edisi-khas-ramadan-siri-ke-248-hukum-melakukan-solat-witir-sebanyak-dua-kali-pada-satu-malam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-praying-witr-twice-one-night/