Witr
Sign in to saveWitr () is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha (night-time prayer) or before fajr (dawn prayer). Witr has an odd number of ''raka'at'' prayed in pairs, with the final raka'ah prayed separately.
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- Witr prayer
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- Islam
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- صلاة الوتر
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- Imparity prayer
- Holiday.observedby
- Muslims
- Holiday.longtype
- Islamic
- Holiday.significance
- An Islamic prayer offered to God after Isha prayer.
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- Chafa'a prayer
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- Fajr nafl prayer
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- Daily
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- Sunnah prayers, Salah times
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- Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam, Islamic prayers
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Witr () is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha (night-time prayer) or before fajr (dawn prayer). Witr has an odd number of ''raka'at'' prayed in pairs, with the final raka'ah prayed separately.
According to Abdullah ibn Umar, Muhammad: "The night prayer is offered as two raka'at followed by two raka'at and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (fajr prayer), he should pray one raka'ah and this will be a witr for all the raka'at which he has prayed before."