When four rakahs are offered on one salam without sitting after the second rakah, the question changes. A view associated with Muhammad and Zufar considers it invalid by analogy.
Another ruling based on juristic preference treats it as valid. The omitted intermediate sitting must therefore not be confused with the different case in which the sitting is observed.
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Qiyam Ramadan: Tarawih, Qur’an Recitation, and Witr Congregation
When four rakahs are offered on one salam without sitting after the second rakah, the question changes. A view associated with Muhammad and Zufar considers it invalid by analogy.
Another ruling based on juristic preference treats it as valid. The omitted intermediate sitting must therefore not be confused with the different case in which the sitting is observed.