Al-Sharḥ al-MumtiʿIbn al-'Uthaymin

Witr is an evil man whose testimony should not be accepted.” Thus, he described him as an evil man and ruled that his testimony was unacceptable. This indicates how strongly emphasized the Witr prayer is.

It is performed between the `Isha prayer and dawn, …

His statement, “It is performed between the `Isha prayer and dawn,” means that its time is between the `Isha prayer and dawn. Whether one prays `Isha at its prescribed time or combines it with Maghrib in advance, the time for Witr begins as soon as he has prayed `Isha. This is based on what is narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: “Allah has granted you an additional prayer, which is better for you than red camels: the Witr prayer, from after the `Isha prayer until dawn rises.” (1)

The authentic sunnah also supports this, and because Witr is the prayer with which the night prayer is concluded. Once the `Isha prayer has ended, the obligatory night prayer has ended, and nothing remains except voluntary prayer. Thus, a person may pray Witr immediately after the `Isha prayer, even if it was combined with Maghrib in advance.

His statement, “and dawn,” means the rising of dawn, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: “If any one of you fears that dawn is about to come, let him pray one unit, making what he has already prayed odd.” (2) Once dawn has risen, there is no Witr. As for what is narrated from some of the early generations—that he

(1) Abu Dawud, Book of Prayer, chapter: The recommendation of Witr, no. 1418; al-Tirmidhi, Chapters on Witr, chapter: What has been reported concerning the virtue of Witr, no. 452, who said: “A rare hadith”; Ibn Majah, Chapters on Establishing the Prayer, no. 1168; al-Hakim, 1:306, who authenticated it, and al-Dhahabi concurred. See also: Irwa al-Ghalil, no. 423. (2) Its source reference has preceded on p. 9.
الوِترَ فهو رَجُلُ سُوءٍ لا ينبغي أن تُقبل له شَهادة» ـ فَوَصَفَه بأنه رَجُلُ سُوءٍ، وحَكَم عليه بأنه غيرُ مَقبول الشَّهادة، وهذا يدلُّ على تأكُّدِ صَلاة الوِتْرِ. يُفْعَلُ بَيْنَ العِشَاءِ وَالفَجْرِ، ......... قوله: «يفعل بين صلاة العشاء والفجر»، هذا وقته بين صلاة العشاء والفجر، وسواء صَلَّى العشاء في وقتها، أو صلاها مجموعة إلى المغرب تقديماً، فإن وقت الوِتر يدخل من حين أن يصلي العشاء لما يُروى عن النبي ﵊ أنه قال: «إنَّ اللهَ أَمَدَّكُم بصلاةٍ هيَ خيرٌ لكم مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ، صلاة الوِتْرِ، ما بين صلاةِ العِشَاء إلى أَنْ يَطْلُع الفَجْرُ» (١). والسُّنة الصحيحة تشهد له، ولأن صلاة الوِتر تُختم بها صلاة الليل، وإذا انتهت صلاة العشاء فقد انتهت صلاة الليل المفروضة، ولم يبق إلا صلاة التطوع، فللإنسان أن يوتر من بعد صلاة العشاء مباشرة، ولو كانت مجموعة إلى المغرب تقديماً. قوله: «والفجر» يعني: طلوع الفجر؛ لقول رسول الله ﷺ: «فإذا خَشِيَ أحدُكُم الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى واحدةً، تُوتِرُ له ما قد صَلَّى» (٢) فإذا طَلَعَ الفجرُ فلا وِتْرَ، وأما ما يُروى عن بعضِ السَّلفِ؛ أَنَّه
(١) أخرجه أبو داود، كتاب الصلاة، باب استحباب الوتر (١٤١٨)؛ والترمذي، أبواب الوتر، باب ما جاء في فضل الوتر (٤٥٢) وقال: «حديث غريب»؛ وابن ماجه، أبواب إقامة الصلاة (١١٦٨)؛ والحاكم (١/ ٣٠٦) وصححه ووافقه الذهبي، وانظر: «إرواء الغليل» (٤٢٣). (٢) تقدم تخريجه ص (٩).

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