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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن قيس بن طلق، قال: زارنا طلْق بن علي في يوم من رمضان، وأَمْسى عندنا، وأفطر، ثم قام بنا الليلة، وأَوْتَرَ بنا، ثم انحدر إلى مسجده، فصلى بأصحابه، حتى إذا بقي الوتر قَدَّمَ رجلا، فقال: أَوْتِرْ بأصحابك، فإني سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «لا وِتْرَانِ في ليلة».
In this Hadīth, the noble Companion, Talq ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) explained that he offered the Witr prayer with his family at the beginning of the night and then he led his people in prayer, but he did not pray the Witr prayer with them. Instead, he let another man lead them in the Witr prayer, because he had heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibiting Muslims from offering two Witr prayers in one night.
Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Prayer · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Mistakes during Prayer · Voluntary Prayer · Voluntary Night Prayer (Qiyaam)