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Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi
يحيى بن شرف النوويIn their own words
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Witr is a sunnah and not obligatory according to the Shafi'i school and the majority of scholars, whereas Abu Hanifa held it to be wajib.
paraphrase From al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab.
Own position on Ruling on Witr: Opposing
Cited in Is Witr Obligatory? The Majority View and Its Evidence on Ruling on Witr as Opposing; al-Nawawi, al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, vol. 4
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- Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi — author — al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
- Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi — quoted on — Ruling on Witr
- Is Witr Obligatory? The Majority View and Its Evidence — quotes — Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi
- Is Witr Obligatory? The Majority View and Its Evidence — mentions — Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi