THE WITR PRAYER

(Witr in particular has two meanings in the Sunnah. It usually

refers to the last one or three rakahs of the night prayer. But it
sometimes means all of the night prayers because, collectively,
they are odd numbered.)

Its maximum is eleven rakahs. (Bukhaaree # 994) As a

minimum, it is one rakah. (Muslim # 1754) However, the
Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam
would pray three rakahs generally after praying
eight rakahs. (Nasaaee # 1700) It is recommended to
make Witr as the last prayer of the night. (Bukhaaree #
998)

However, one is allowed to pray two rakahs

after the Witr prayer sometimes. (Abu Daawood # 1340))

Description of the Witr prayer

If one is praying three rakahs, it may be prayed in any
of the two fashions:
1.Praying all three rakahs together such that he sits
for the Tashahhud in the last rakah only. The Night Prayer,
Jibaaly Pg 101

2.Performing two rakahs individually with Salaams

(salutations), and then one rakah with Salaams. The Night
Prayer, Jibaaly Pg 101

Note - The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam

forbade praying a three-rakah Witr prayer like the
Maghrib Salaah which has two tashahhuds Tahaawee and
Daaraqutnee; The Night Prayer,Jibaaly
Prayer,Jibaaly Pg 107

If one is praying more than three,

He may perform every two rakahs individually with
Salaams (salutations) and then pray one rakah with
Salaams. The Night Prayer, Jibaaly Pg 101

Qunoot in Witr (Supplication

during the prayer while in the
standing posture)

After finishing the Quraanic recitation in the last

rakah of Witr, before going to the rukoo, one should
sometimes supplicate
with what the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam
taught his grandson Hasan radhiallaahu anhu:

Allaahumma ihdinee
feeman hadayt;
wa aafinee feeman
aafayt;
wa tawallaneefeeman
tawallayt;
wa baariklee feemaa
atayt; wa qinee
sharra maa qadayt;
innaka taqdhee walaa yuqdhaa alayk;
wa innahoo laa
yadhillu man waalayt;
walaa yaizzu man
aadayt; tabaarakta
rabbanaa wa
taaalayt.

Which means:
O Allaah, guide me with those whom You
have guided; protect me with those whom
You have protected; befriend me with
thosewhom You have befriended; bless for
me what You have bestowed (on me);
shelter me from the evil of what You have
decreed.Indeed, You decree, and none can
dominateYou; he whom You befriend will
never behumiliated, nor will Your enemy
For an in-depth understanding of the Night prayer of
ever
be honored.
You,
our
the Prophet
sallallaahuBlessed
alaihi waare
sallam
one
should
Lord,
exalted.
Abu Daawood # 1425-6
refer toand
the excellent
book,
The Night Prayers,
Qiyaam and Taraaweeh by Shaikh Muhammad al
Jibaaly

GENEROSITY IN RAMADHAAN
To be very generous during the month of Ramadhaan is
from the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu
alaihi wa sallam. Ibn
Abbaas radhiallaahu anhu said,
The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam was the
most generous of people, and in the month of
Ramadhaan he would increase in his
RECITATION
THE
QURAAN
generosity
as if it were aOF
wave
of a pleasant
cool
wind. Bukhaaree # 6
The month of Ramadhaan is the month of the Quraan since
this was the month in which the Quraan was revealed.
Therefore, one should recite the Quraan (and ponder over
its meaning) as much as possible.
The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam used to recite the
Quraan to Jibraeel alaihissalaam once every Ramadhaan
but in the last
Ramadhaan of his life, he recited the Quraan twice before
Jibraeel alaihissalaam. Bukhaaree # 4998

ZAKAATUL-FITR

Insha'Allah to be continued.!
O Allah make us one of those who understood and practiced Your
Religion as of those whom You have bestowed Your Grace,
not of those who earned Your Anger
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