Witr prayer

[*Mahzala*]

Oh yes, she can take her time, and Allah make everything easy for her. InshaAllah.

(I wasn't addressing her situation though ...)

[Iqra]

^ Oh I see, I apologize about that then...

but yeah you're right about the whole ... it can be done InshaAllah =)

[*Mahzala*]

No need to apologise Iqra =)

InshaAllah, where there is a will, there is a way. Sometimes, I like to twist this saying ... =)

[inqilab]

Salaam walaikom,

Can someone PLEASE tell me/teach me how to perform Witr prayer. I have asked 5 people, and I had 4 different answers, and one person who refused to write the prayer out for me to memorize in fear of making a mistake.

I know it is 3 rakat but there is some extra dua thrown in there somewhere. When and what is it?

Thanks!

walaikumsalam

Witr means odd or one and it can be doen different ways.

Witr can be performed in odd number of rakats or just one rakat on its own. You do not have to pray it in 3's. It can be prayed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 etc. as long as it is in odd number. In sahih almuslim, Allahs Messenger [s] said "witr is one rakat at the end of the night"

It should be the last prayer you say before fajr.

First i will tell you how to do witr in one rakat.


The way you pray it is the same way as a regular pray:
- Opening takbir.
- Surah alfatiha and whatever from the quran you can recite. It is sunna to recite surah al'ala, surah alkafirun or surah alikhlas.
- You go into ruku (bowing) and say the usual dhikr there.
- Once you rise from ruku (bowing) and after saying your dhikr. You say the witr dua:

Allahum-ma in-naa nas-ta 'ee-nu'ka
wa nas tagh-fi ru-ka
wa nu'mi-nu bi-ka
wa na-ta-wak-ka-lu 'alay'ka
wa nus-nee 'a-lay kal khair
wa nash-ku-ru-ka wa laa nak-fu-ru-ka
wa nakh-la 'u wa nat-ru-ku may yaf-ju-ruk
al-laa-hum-ma iy-yaa-ka na' bu-du
wa-la-ka nu-sal-lee
wa nas judu
wa i-lay-ka nas- 'aa wa nah-fidu
Wa nar-joo rah-ma-ta ka
wa nakh-shaa 'a-zhaa-ba-ka
inna 'a-zhaa-ba-ka bil kuf-faa-ri mul hiq

(Keep in mind this dua is not obligatory to say. It is sunna. You can say ANY dua you like as long as it is in arabic sunna)

Then you go down in sujud (prostration), doing it two times and you remain seated and say your closing dhikr and than taslim (asalamu alaikum..) right and left

That is how you do it in one rakat.

[inqilab]

Oh yeh and after you finish witr, it is sunna to say "subhan almalik alqudoos 3 times.

[Iqra]

Thanks for sharing Inqilab, I love how you transliterated that mashaAllah ...

but just like Mumin asked earlier ... does anyone know what "kullaho" means in Arabic ..bec I believe when I was first learning the dua I learned it with Kullaho .. so yeah :| (you'll see it's in some of the dua's posted above)

[Muslimah]

d

Muslimah, do you follow a specific mathhab?

No...I am Sunni and follow what seems right to me. Should I follow one?

[AnGaaR]

so u r hanafi...
then follow what i wrote for u
i am sure i am not wrong

[Muslimah]

hehe
yes yes hanafi is the one I like! Most common in your land and in Egypt. I like hanafi.
I dont like the one where I am not allowed to ask questions.

[Pakhtunzai]

hehe
yes yes hanafi is the one I like! Most common in your land and in Egypt. I like hanafi.
I dont like the one where I am not allowed to ask questions.

Yeah we follow hanafi too..the others have given fantastic advice on witr salaah

Subahanallah when I pray witr salaah for esha once I finish dua qunoot it feels as if somethings been unlocked inside me for the night and I feel a lot more peace at heart and alhumdulillah have a better sleep too

[inqilab]

Allahum-ma ih-dini fee-man hadayta

wa ‘aafini feeman ‘aafayta

wa tawallani feeman tawallayta

wa baarik li feema a’tayta

wa qini sharra ma qadayta

fa-innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alayk

wa innahu laa yadhillu man waalayta

wa laa ya’izzu man ‘aadayta tabaarakta

Rabbana wa ta’aalayta la manja minka illa ilayk


^ This dua is more authentic and reported by many more ahadith. I suggest you say this.

I never herd of kulluhu in the dua. But كل means fatigue.

[inqilab]

No...I am Sunni and follow what seems right to me. Should I follow one?

Majority of the scholars have said it is not obligatory to follow a school. You can read their opinions here http://www.scribd.com/doc/30426622/F...Not-Obligatory