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Leaving the Witr During Taraweeh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Should I complete the rakah<\/em> of witr<\/em> with the Imam<\/a> during the taraweeh<\/em> prayer if I want to pray later at night or should I leave before the witr<\/em>? <\/span><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is noticed that many people leave the mosque when the imam finishes the taraweeh<\/em> prayer and before offering the witr<\/em>\u00a0in order to pray more or later at home. As it is known that witr<\/em> should be the last prayer of the day, they do not want to pray witr<\/em> with the imam mosque, but they want to pray more at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But by this practice, a Muslim is missing out a great reward of spending the whole night in prayer, as it was narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever prays Qiyam<\/em> with the Imam until he finishes, Allah will record for him the Qiyam<\/em> of a (whole) night.” (An-Nasa’i<\/a>)
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To know more about the rulings of offering the witr with the imam during taraweeh prayer, you can watch this short video with Dr. Muhammad Salah.<\/span><\/p>\n