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I remember reading a Hadith where Muhammad said Tahajjud / Witr
aka Night prayer wasn't obligatory but that it originally was.
>>>I would also like to point out that not every Islamic practice comes
>>>directly
>>>from the Qur'an. Some were enumerated or slightly modified by the Prophet,
>>>and
>>>became part of the "Sunna." So the Qur'an may indeed only mention three
>>>prayers
>>>throughout the day, but the Prophet may have made some minor modifications
>>>for
>>>specific instances, that then became part of the regular "Sunna." The Shi'a
>>>still pray three times a day instead of five, but they perform the extra
>>>rakats
>>>for two of the Salats, which amount to the same amount as if they prayed
>>>five
>>>times a day.
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