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وَيَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ مِنَ الْوِتْرِ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةً مَعَهَا.
Meaning: In each rakah of Witr he recites al-Fatihah and an additional surah.

“In every rakah” covers all three: the third is not treated like the later rakahs of an ordinary four-rakah fard prayer.

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Fatihah and an Additional Surah in Every Rakah

Witr Prayer: Three Rakahs, Qunut and Juristic Differences

وَيَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ مِنَ الْوِتْرِ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةً مَعَهَا.
Meaning: In each rakah of Witr he recites al-Fatihah and an additional surah.

“In every rakah” covers all three: the third is not treated like the later rakahs of an ordinary four-rakah fard prayer.