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What happens in the instance when Witr is performed before Taraweeh Salaah?

Published as Performing Witr before Taraweeh

· 10 Ramadan 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

We know that Witr must be performed after Taraweeh Salaah. What happens in the instance when Witr is performed before Taraweeh Salaah? Is Qadha necessary?

Answer

It is permissible to read Witr before Taraweeh Salaah. One does not have to make Qadha of the Witr Salaah. However, it is better to delay the Witr Salaah until after the Taraweeh Salaah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

“يصح تقديم الوتر على التراويح وتأخيره عنها” وهو أفضل حتى لو تبين فساد العشاء دون التراويح والوتر أعادوا العشاء ثم التراويح دون الوتر عند أبي حنيفة لوقوعها نافلة مطلقة بوقوعها في غير محلها وهو الصحيح ( مراقي الفلاح 1/157)

Re:- Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya Vol.2 Pg.463

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Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
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