تحفة الملوكZayn al-Dīn al-Rāzī

فصل في الوتر

Chapter on Witr

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هوit [is]Contextual gloss

واجبobligatoryContextual gloss
ثلاثَthreeContextual gloss
ركعاتٍ…rakʿas …Contextual gloss
متصلةٍ،connected,Contextual gloss
يقنتhe performs qunūtContextual gloss
فيinContextual gloss
الثالثةthe thirdContextual gloss
سراًquietlyContextual gloss
قبلbeforeContextual gloss
الركوعbowingContextual gloss
كلّallContextual gloss
السَّنة،year,Contextual gloss
ولاand notContextual gloss
يقنتhe performs qunūtContextual gloss
فيinContextual gloss
الفجر،Fajr,Contextual gloss
فإنso ifContextual gloss
قنتَperformed qunūtContextual gloss
إمامهhis imāmContextual gloss
فيهin itContextual gloss
سكتَhe remains silentContextual gloss
هوheContextual gloss
قائماًstandingContextual gloss
فيinContextual gloss
الأصحّ.the soundest [view].Contextual gloss

It is obligatory: three connected rakʿas …; he performs qunūt in the third quietly before bowing all year; there is no qunūt in Fajr; if his imām qunūts in it, he remains silent standing in the sound view.

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ولوand ifContextual gloss

فاتis missedContextual gloss
الوترWitrContextual gloss
يقْضَى،it is made up,Contextual gloss
ولاand notContextual gloss
يجوزvalidContextual gloss
قاعداًseatedContextual gloss
ولاnorContextual gloss
راكباًmountedContextual gloss
بغيرwithoutContextual gloss
عذر.excuse.Contextual gloss

If witr is missed it is made up; not valid seated or mounted without excuse.

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وعنand fromContextual gloss

محمّدMuḥammadContextual gloss
::Contextual gloss
وليسand there is notContextual gloss
فيهin itContextual gloss
دعاءsupplicationContextual gloss
معيَّن،specified,Contextual gloss
كذاthusContextual gloss
فيinContextual gloss
((المحيط)).((al-Muḥīṭ)).Contextual gloss

From Muḥammad: there is no specified supplication in it—thus in al-Muḥīṭ.

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وفيand inContextual gloss

((جامع((JāmiʿContextual gloss
الأصول)):al-Uṣūl)):Contextual gloss
عنfromContextual gloss
عليٍّʿAlīContextual gloss
إنَّthatContextual gloss
النبيَّthe ProphetContextual gloss
كانwasContextual gloss
يقولsayingContextual gloss
فيinContextual gloss
وتره:his witr:Contextual gloss
(اللهمO Allah,Contextual gloss
إنّيindeed IContextual gloss
أعوذseek refugeContextual gloss
برضاكin Your pleasureContextual gloss
منfromContextual gloss
سخطك،Your displeasure,Contextual gloss
وأعوذand I seek refugeContextual gloss
بمعافاتكin Your granting of pardonContextual gloss
منfromContextual gloss
عقوبتك،Your punishment,Contextual gloss
وأَعوذand I seek refugeContextual gloss
بكin YouContextual gloss
منكfrom YouContextual gloss
لاnotContextual gloss
أحصيenumerateContextual gloss
ثناءpraiseContextual gloss
عليك،of You,Contextual gloss
أنتYouContextual gloss
كماasContextual gloss
أَثنيتYou praisedContextual gloss
علىuponContextual gloss
نفسك).Yourself).Contextual gloss

In Jāmiʿ al-Uṣūl: from ʿAlī that the Prophet used to say in his witr: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You; I cannot count praise of You; You are as You have praised Yourself.”