What is the ruling for someone who intended to pray Witr three rak'ahs but then, out of forgetfulness, prayed only one rak'ah, and what should they do?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If a worshipper intends to pray Witr with three rak'ahs and mistakenly says the tasleem after only one rak'ah, then if he remembers shortly thereafter, he should complete the remaining two rak'ahs and perform the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw) at the end of his prayer. However, if a long time has passed, he must repeat the entire Witr prayer. The determination of what constitutes a short or long interval is left to common practice and custom.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/192156
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 192156
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy