FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1729 : BOLEHKAH SOLAT WITIR DILAKUKAN SATU RAKAAT DAHULU KEMUDIAN BARU DUA RAKAAT ?
Is it permissible to pray the three-rakaat witir by performing one rakaat first and then two rakaat?
Short answer
This method is contrary to the sunnah. Witir is the final prayer of the night, so when three rakaat are separated, the two rakaat of shafa' must come first and the single rakaat of witir last.
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
This method is contrary to the sunnah. Witir is the final prayer of the night, so when three rakaat are separated, the two rakaat of shafa' must come first and the single rakaat of witir last. Ending the prayer with the two-rakaat shafa' defeats the very meaning of witir.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
solat witir dengan cara melakukan satu rakaat terlebih dahulu dan kemudiannya dua rakaat adalah menyelisihi sunnah.
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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 #1729 : BOLEHKAH SOLAT WITIR DILAKUKAN SATU RAKAAT DAHULU KEMUDIAN BARU DUA RAKAAT ?”, 18 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4519-al-kafi-1729-bolehkah-solat-witir-dilakukan-satu-rakaat-dahulu-kemudian-baru-dua-rakaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/witir-one-rakaat-first-then-two-rakaat/