The article presents the reports of Ibn 'Umar as establishing that one rak'ah is a valid Witr.
Number of rak'at in Witr
Jurists differ on the minimum number of rak'at for Witr and on whether it may be prayed as one rak'ah on its own.
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Witr may validly be prayed as a single rak'ah.
Sources that agree with the statement above.
Evidence these sources use, and the objections to it
Evidence, and who relies on itHow scholars assess it for this question
Sahih Muslim 752
Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the night.
No scholar's assessment of this evidence has been recorded yet.
Sahih al-Bukhari 990
The night prayer is offered as two rak'at followed by two rak'at and so on, and if anyone fears the approach of dawn, he should pray one rak'ah and this will be a Witr for all the rak'at which he has prayed before.
Supporting Is Witr Obligatory? The Majority View and Its Evidence: A single rak'ah closes the night prayer as Witr.
No scholar's assessment of this evidence has been recorded yet.
Sources that disagree with the statement above.
The article holds that Witr is three rak'at with one salam and that a single rak'ah does not suffice.
Evidence these sources use, and the objections to it
Evidence, and who relies on itHow scholars assess it for this question
Sahih al-Bukhari 1147
He would pray four — do not ask about their beauty and length — then four …, then he would pray three.
No scholar's assessment of this evidence has been recorded yet.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1422
Witr is a duty (haqq) upon every Muslim; whoever wishes to pray five, let him do so; whoever wishes to pray three, let him do so; and whoever wishes to pray one, let him do so.
No scholar's assessment of this evidence has been recorded yet.
No neutral source has been added yet.