Witr Procedure
Can witr salah be prayed like maghrib in the case of 3 rakaah? I am asking about the method only in the case of 3 rakaah because I know that if you’re praying 5,7,9 etc you can say tashahud in the second rakah in consecutive succession and then prayer one at the last with a final tashahud. So, is it that even in the case of 3 rakaah a person may choose to sit for tashahud in the second rakah and then stand for qiyam, say final tashahud and taslim, just like maghrib? If it so, what about the hadith of the Prophet : “ Do not pray Witr with three rak`ahs like Maghrib .” (Narrated by al-Hakim, 1/403; al-Bayhaqi, 3/31; al-Daraqutni, p. 172). This way is really maqbool among hanafis and I don’t seem to find any proof in this regard. Please bear, that I am talking about only 3 rakah not more…for in more I do acquiesce sitting for tashahud in the second rakah