Correction
it's like Maqrib, three rakats but in the last Ra'ah you are supossed to read the last three chapters of the Quran(the Khulis)
-An-nas,
-Al-falaq
-Al-Ikhlas
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakathuhu brother!
What ever you have mentioned above, do you have any proof for that from Saheeh Hadeeth?
It is correct that Night prayer is of 2, 2 Rakahs.
But Witr is not like Magrib prayer. You can perform Witr prayer in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Rakahs. Witr with 3 Rakahs- can perform it in two ways. one is first you perform 2 Rakahs and after Tashahhud , make salam. Then perform single Rakah seperately. The second method is, perform 3 rakahs without making any tashahhud after 2 Rakahs. Only after completing 3 Rakahs you have to sit for Tashahhud.ie with only one Tashahhud.
In 5 Rakahs, After completing 5 Rakahs sit for Tashahhud.(one Tashahhud)
In 7 Rakahs, after completing 6 Rakahs , sit for Tashahhud and after completing 7th Rakah sit for final Tashahhud.(two Tashahhuds)
In 9 Rakah, sit for First Tashahhud after 8 Rakahs , and after completing 9th Rakah sit for final Tashahhud.( Saheeh Muslim)
In 3 rakah Witr , Prophet(Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam) used to recite Surah Aala in first , Surah Kaafiroon in second and Surah Ikhlaas in third, In 3rd Rakah after reciting Qur'aan he used to do Dua-e-Khunooth before going to Rukoo.
This is the information I know by the grace of Allah.
If any body knows further they can share with me.
Allah Haafiz ,wassalamu alaikum warahmathullahi wabarakathuhu.
Mohd Khaleel
A brother from India