Is Witr part of Isha salah or a separate salah?

[srh]

Is Witr part of Isha salah or a separate salah?

I was told that these are the components of Isha salah:
* 4 rakah Sunnah
* 4 rakah Fard
* 2 rakah Sunnah
* 2 rakah Nafl
* 3 rakah Witr
* 2 rakah Sunnah
Which means Isha salah has total 17 rakahs.

Each salah / component of salah can be of 1 of these 4 types: Fard, Wajib, Sunnah, Nafl.

Witr is classified as Wajib type.

When I make intention of praying any of the above components of Isha salah, only for Witr the intention is a bit different as I have to use 2 words "Witr Wajib", for all others I have to use 1 word for example "Sunnah" or "Fard" or "Nafl". So I make intention for Witr as:
"I make intention for Isha salah of 3 rakah Witr Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."

In fact if we look at components of all the other 4 daily salahs also, we will see each of them need just 1 word to describe them. So the only one which is different is Witr.

Thats why I suspect that Witr is not part of Isha salah and instead it is a separate salah. What do you guys think?

If Witr is a separate salah then my intention for Witr will be changed to:
"I make intention for Witr salah of 3 rakah Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."
Then the wordings are in line with others.

 

[in_cutter]

It is part of Isha, as far as I am aware.

 

[Abdullah719]

When I make intention of praying any of the above components of Isha salah, only for Witr the intention is a bit different as I have to use 2 words "Witr Wajib", for all others I have to use 1 word for example "Sunnah" or "Fard" or "Nafl". So I make intention for Witr as: "I make intention for Isha salah of 3 rakah Witr Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."

In fact if we look at components of all the other 4 daily salahs also, we will see each of them need just 1 word to describe them. So the only one which is different is Witr.

Thats why I suspect that Witr is not part of Isha salah and instead it is a separate salah. What do you guys think?

If Witr is a separate salah then my intention for Witr will be changed to:
"I make intention for Witr salah of 3 rakah Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."
Then the wordings are in line with others.

Making the intention out loud is not a prescribed Sunnah anyway, so you can just skip it altogether, have the intention to pray Witr (1 or 3 rakat) in your heart and just pray.

This whole business of making the intention out loud doesn't really make sense. Intentions are in one's heart, not on one's lips.

 

[Ayesha7]

Is Witr part of Isha salah or a separate salah?

I was told that these are the components of Isha salah:
* 4 rakah Sunnah
* 4 rakah Fard
* 2 rakah Sunnah
* 2 rakah Nafl
* 3 rakah Witr
* 2 rakah Sunnah
Which means Isha salah has total 17 rakahs.

Each salah / component of salah can be of 1 of these 4 types: Fard, Wajib, Sunnah, Nafl.

Witr is classified as Wajib type.

When I make intention of praying any of the above components of Isha salah, only for Witr the intention is a bit different as I have to use 2 words "Witr Wajib", for all others I have to use 1 word for example "Sunnah" or "Fard" or "Nafl". So I make intention for Witr as:
"I make intention for Isha salah of 3 rakah Witr Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."

In fact if we look at components of all the other 4 daily salahs also, we will see each of them need just 1 word to describe them. So the only one which is different is Witr.

Thats why I suspect that Witr is not part of Isha salah and instead it is a separate salah. What do you guys think?

If Witr is a separate salah then my intention for Witr will be changed to:
"I make intention for Witr salah of 3 rakah Wajib for Allah and I am facing Kaaba."
Then the wordings are in line with others.

Assalamu alaikum. These two links may provide the clarity you need in shaa Allah.

https://islamqa.info/en/95095

https://islamqa.info/en/13337

 

[Justcrazy]

No , witr is separate salah.

 

[srh]

It is part of Isha, as far as I am aware.

what about this quote:

Witr prayer is often mistakenly thought of as a part of the isha prayer. This is not so. Witr prayer is a separate prayer which can be offered after the isha prayer right upto the break of dawn. For the convenience of the believers Prophet s.a.w allowed Witr to be offered straight after isha.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/huzaifa-sufian/witr-salah/10151152433448085/