After offering witr at night is it alowed to offer nawafil at any time at night.
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Alaikum,
After offering witr at night is it alowed to offer nawafil at any time at
night. Also is it allowed to offer t ahjud after offering witr.
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Answer:
Nafl and witr prayers
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 2.112 Narrated by Abdullah
bin Umar
The Prophet (saws)
said, "Make Witr as your last prayer at night."
It is
reported that Hadrat Ali (r.a.) said: "The witr prayer is not required
like your obligatory prayers, but the Prophet (saws) would perform the witr
prayer and say: 'O you people [followers] of the Qur'an, perform the witr
prayer, for Allah is one and He loves
the witr.'"
The
witr prayer is one that the Prophet (saws) prayed regularly and which he
encouraged others to perform. It is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
that he always used to make the witr prayers, the last prayer of the night.
But if one has already prayed the witr prayers, and then after that makes intention to pray
additional nafl or the tahajjud night prayers, there is no harm in praying the optional nafl and tahajjud
prayers after witr has already been prayed.
This ruling is applicable only in exceptional cases, and one should not make it a regular habit
to pray the optional night prayers after witr.
In such cases, where one intends to offer optional nafl
or tahajjud prayers after the witr has already been prayed, one should not pray the witr prayer again.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan