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Is it permissible to offer Tahajjud prayer after Witr prayer ?

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Is it permissible to offer Tahajjud prayer after Witr prayer ?

Answer:
It is permissible to offer voluntary prayer after Witr(an odd number prayer performed between Isha`a and Fajr) prayer. However, it is desirable that the night prayer be ended with Witr. Therefore, it is desirable for one, who thought that he was most probably going to wake up at night in order to offer Tahajjud, to offer Witr after it, but one, who fears that he might not wake up, should offer Witr before going to bed.

This answer was collected from the official government Iftaa Department of Jordan.

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