Is it permissible for the rawatib before the midday prayer to be four rak'ahs with a single taslim?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Regarding the rawatib before the midday prayer, is it permissible for it to be four rak'ahs with a single taslim?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible during the day to recite four rak'ahs with a single taslim. However, the night prayer is in pairs of two; it is not permissible to recite it in pairs of two. The night prayer is in pairs of two. Yes.

The presenter:
Then he says.

The Shaykh:
The narration that the night and day prayers are in pairs of two, so leaving this off is undoubtedly better and more cautious. Yes.

The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, and if it is with a single taslim, is it permissible for him to make it resemble the midday prayer?

The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that; he did not make it resemble the midday prayer, meaning he would sit for the first tashahhud. No. Yes.