How is the Witr prayer performed in detail according to the Hanafis?
According to the Hanafis, Witr prayer consists of three rak'ahs. The worshipper sits for the after the second rak'ah and does not perform the until the very end. In the first rak'ah, Al-Fatihah and Al-A'la are recited. In the second, Al-Fatihah and Al-Kafirun. In the third, Al-Fatihah and Al-. Then, one performs the takbir and recites the Qunut supplication before bowing. Witr is considered obligatory by them; it is not permissible to pray Witr with a single rak'ah. If missed, it must be made up, and it should be prayed standing.
They base their view on the of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to pray Witr with three (rak'ahs), not performing the taslim except at their end." And on the statement of Abu Al-Aliyah: "The companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught us that Witr is like the Maghrib prayer, except that we recite in the third (rak'ah)."
As for the majority of scholars, Witr is a confirmed . It is permissible to pray Witr with a single rak'ah. The most complete way is to pray it with three, five, or seven rak'ahs. If one prays Witr with three rak'ahs, it should not resemble the Maghrib prayer. Instead, one should separate the two rak'ahs from the single rak'ah with a taslim, or connect all of them without sitting after the second rak'ah. It is permissible to pray it sitting or while riding an animal.
Among the evidence that it is not obligatory is the hadith of the Bedouin who asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about prayer, and he said: "The five prayers, unless you offer voluntary (prayers)." And the hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Witr is not compulsory like your prescribed prayers, but it is a Sunnah established by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." Among the evidence for the permissibility of praying Witr with one rak'ah is the hadith: "The night prayer is two by two (rak'ahs), and if you fear the dawn, then pray Witr with one (rak'ah)," and the hadith: "Witr is a single rak'ah at the end of the night."
The evidence that Witr with three rak'ahs should not resemble Maghrib is the hadith: "Do not pray Witr with three (rak'ahs) to resemble the Maghrib prayer. Rather, pray Witr with five or seven, or eleven rak'ahs or more than that." The aforementioned hadith of Aisha is understood to mean that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray it connected, sitting only at the very end. The evidence for not requiring standing in Witr is that he "used to pray Witr on his camel."
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