✿ Sourced from: Aḥkām wa Masā’il: Ṣalāh Section, Volume 1, Page 231
If a person misses Witr prayer, can he offer it in the morning? What is the Shar‘i ruling in such a case?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, Ammā ba‘d!
✔ If someone misses the Witr prayer, whether due to sleep or forgetfulness, he should offer it as soon as he remembers or wakes up.
«مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلَاةً، أَوْ نَامَ عَنْهَا، فَكَفَّارَتُهَا أَنْ يُصَلِّيَهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا»
“Whoever forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, its expiation is that he should pray it as soon as he remembers.”
[Muttafaqun ‘alayh – Mishkāt, Kitāb aṣ-Ṣalāh, Bāb Ta‘jīl aṣ-Ṣalawāt]
➤ If a person wakes up after Fajr, having missed Witr, or remembers it later in the day, he should:
✔ Immediately make up the Witr prayer without delay.
✔ This rule applies to Witr as it is part of voluntary night worship, yet emphasized and closely linked to prescribed prayers.
❖ Missed Witr should be offered as soon as remembered, whether that is after Fajr or later in the day.
❖ Delaying further without cause is not permissible.
ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
❖ Question
If a person misses Witr prayer, can he offer it in the morning? What is the Shar‘i ruling in such a case?
✦ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, Ammā ba‘d!
✔ If someone misses the Witr prayer, whether due to sleep or forgetfulness, he should offer it as soon as he remembers or wakes up.
❖ Supporting Hadith:
«مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلَاةً، أَوْ نَامَ عَنْهَا، فَكَفَّارَتُهَا أَنْ يُصَلِّيَهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا»
“Whoever forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, its expiation is that he should pray it as soon as he remembers.”
[Muttafaqun ‘alayh – Mishkāt, Kitāb aṣ-Ṣalāh, Bāb Ta‘jīl aṣ-Ṣalawāt]
✿ Practical Application:
➤ If a person wakes up after Fajr, having missed Witr, or remembers it later in the day, he should:
✔ Immediately make up the Witr prayer without delay.
✔ This rule applies to Witr as it is part of voluntary night worship, yet emphasized and closely linked to prescribed prayers.
✔ Conclusion:
❖ Missed Witr should be offered as soon as remembered, whether that is after Fajr or later in the day.
❖ Delaying further without cause is not permissible.
ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
