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No, you should have the intention beforehand

QUESTION: If I don’t decide how many rakahs I’m going to pray before starting Witr salah, but I decide it during the prayer, is that okay

Prayer | June 20, 2026 12:28 pm
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QUESTION: I started my prayer with the imam and was the only sister praying behind him. I wasn’t expecting others to join so I started my row from the far right. A bit later, a bunch of girls joined but they started a line from the center (in the same row) and people kept joining them while I had no one beside me. Should I have moved over to them while in Salah to reduce the gap?