Is it permissible, after Shafa and Witr, to pray two rak'ahs like the nawafil and Qiyam al-Layl?
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It is permissible for one who has prayed Witr to pray after it without repeating Witr, based on the صلى الله عليه وسلم's saying: "There are no two Witr prayers in one night." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم himself prayed two rak'ahs after Witr while sitting, as mentioned in the hadiths.
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