Wasiyyat For Missed Witr Salaah

· 9 Shawwal 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person missed a few Witr Salaah in his life, but he did not miss any Fard Salaah, does he need to make a wasiyyat for fidyah to be paid for the Witr Salaah he has missed?

Answer

Yes, he should make a Wasiyyat for the Fidya of the missed Witr Salaah to be paid, if it was not discharged prior to his demise.

هندية اي عالمكيريه ١١١٠٢ مكتبة ماجدية كوئته ٥

فتاوي قاضيخان ١١٦٦ حافظ كتب خانه

Fataawa Mahmoodiyya pg.473 vol.27

اسلام اور جدید معاشی مسائل ج ۳ ص ۳۱۰

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