The word · Worship
وِتْر
Witr
An odd-numbered night prayer, usually one or three rak'ahs, that closes the night.
Also written · Vitr · Vitir · Witir · Wittr · Salatul witr · Witr namaz · odd prayer · Witr prayer
The meaning
What Witr means in Islam
Witr means odd, as opposed to even. It is prayed any time after Isha until dawn, and the Prophet told his companions to make it the last prayer of their night. Hanafis classify it as wajib, close to obligatory; the other three schools call it a confirmed sunnah. Someone who intends to pray tahajjud usually delays witr until after it.
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Words that sit beside it
- QunutA supplication said standing in prayer, most often in witr or in times of crisis.قُنوت
- TahajjudVoluntary prayer in the night, traditionally after sleeping and before dawn.تَهَجُّد
- TarawihThe night prayer of Ramadan, prayed in congregation after Isha through the month.تَراويح
- SalahThe formal Muslim prayer, performed five times a day at set times, facing Makkah.الصَّلاة
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