How many Rakaats are there in Witr prayer and how to be offered?

     How many Rakaats are there in Witr prayer                      and how to be offered?

                                    

Answer: 

Witr prayer consists of three Rakaats and “Qa'ada Ulaa” is Waajib in it. Likewise, Surah Faatehah has to be followed by any other Surah in every Rakaat. 

The method of offering Witr prayer is that one should stand up from “Qa'adah Ulaa” after having recited “Tashah-hud تشہد” (neither recite Durood Shareef nor Salaam) for the third Rakaat in which he should, after having done “Qiraa-at” lift his hands upto the ears saying Allaah-o-Akbar (as is done in Takbir-e-Tahreemah تکبیرِ تحریمہ) and then fold them below the navel and recite Du'aa-e-Qunootدعائے قنوت  in soft voice. 

This rule is equally applicable to all i.e. Imaam, Muqtadi and individual. Recitation of Du'aa-e- Qunoot in Witr prayer is Waajib.