When the Sunnah of the Fajr prayer is missed, when is it permissible to make it up?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If someone misses the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, is it better for him to pray it after the obligatory prayer or after the sun rises?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. He has the choice; if he wishes, he can make it up after the prayer, meaning after he prays and remembers Allah the Exalted and Sublime with the prescribed dhikr, and then he prays it. And if he wishes, he can delay it until the sun rises.
The questioner : But what is the preference, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The preference is what he sees to be more cautious for him. For most people, if they pray it after the prayer, it is more cautious for them, because they might forget. They might forget the Duha prayer.
The questioner : But if he is ready.
The Shaykh : Or if he is busy with his work.
The questioner : But if he is sitting in a circle of knowledge and he missed the Sunnah of Fajr.
The Shaykh : We might say that his presence in the circle of knowledge is better.
The questioner : Yes, let us proceed.
The Shaykh : In the circle of knowledge itself.
The questioner : But may Allah reward you. If he is sitting in a circle of knowledge after he has missed the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, we say: should he pray it after the sun rises, or immediately after the prayer? If he is sitting in a circle of knowledge and he missed the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, is it better for us to tell him to sit and listen, or to pray the regular Sunnah?
The Shaykh : We say he should sit to listen to the knowledge. Listening to knowledge is better than the regular Sunnah, and the regular Sunnah can be given to the Duha prayer.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If someone misses the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, is it better for him to pray it after the obligatory prayer or after the sun rises?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. He has the choice; if he wishes, he can make it up after the prayer, meaning after he prays and remembers Allah the Exalted and Sublime with the prescribed dhikr, and then he prays it. And if he wishes, he can delay it until the sun rises.
The questioner : But what is the preference, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The preference is what he sees to be more cautious for him. For most people, if they pray it after the prayer, it is more cautious for them, because they might forget. They might forget the Duha prayer.
The questioner : But if he is ready.
The Shaykh : Or if he is busy with his work.
The questioner : But if he is sitting in a circle of knowledge and he missed the Sunnah of Fajr.
The Shaykh : We might say that his presence in the circle of knowledge is better.
The questioner : Yes, let us proceed.
The Shaykh : In the circle of knowledge itself.
The questioner : But may Allah reward you. If he is sitting in a circle of knowledge after he has missed the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, we say: should he pray it after the sun rises, or immediately after the prayer? If he is sitting in a circle of knowledge and he missed the regular Sunnah of the Fajr prayer, is it better for us to tell him to sit and listen, or to pray the regular Sunnah?
The Shaykh : We say he should sit to listen to the knowledge. Listening to knowledge is better than the regular Sunnah, and the regular Sunnah can be given to the Duha prayer.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 458- من فاتته سنة صلاة الفجر متى يجوز قضائها/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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