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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the validity of the statement by some students of knowledge that there is a sunnah after 'Asr?

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a sunnah after the 'Asr prayer, because some students of knowledge say that there is a sunnah after 'Asr? Is this correct?

The Shaykh:
It is not correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no prayer after the ‘Asr until the sun has setلا صلاه بعد العصر حتى تغرب الشمس
Sunan Ibn Majah 1249Sahih (Darussalam)
This is a time of prohibition. They only differ regarding prayers with a cause: the funeral prayer, the eclipse prayer, and the two rak'ahs of wudu'. These are prayers with a cause, as are the two rak'ahs of tawaf. As for the absolute negation, anything that is not among those with a cause is not permissible after 'Asr. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
I recall seeing a note stating that the voluntary prayer after 'Asr is among the abandoned sunnahs. Among the abandoned sunnahs. And he cited a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that no one prayed after 'Asr except that he was making up the rawatib of the midday prayer. He made up the rawatib of the midday prayer after 'Asr because he had not prayed it. This is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3136- 4717] ما صحة قول بعض طلاب العلم أن هناك سنة بعد العصر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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