If one begins the night prayer with two light rak'ahs, are they counted among the eleven rak'ahs?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the two light rak'ahs at the beginning of the night prayer counted among the eleven rak'ahs, or are they separate from them?
Answer:
They are not counted as part of the prayer. They are counted as an opening.
The presenter:
And they are not counted in the number of rak'ahs. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the two light rak'ahs at the beginning of the night prayer counted among the eleven rak'ahs, or are they separate from them?
Answer:
They are not counted as part of the prayer. They are counted as an opening.
The presenter:
And they are not counted in the number of rak'ahs. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 300- من استفتح بركعتين خفيفتين للقيام، هل يحسبها من الإحدى عشرة ركعة؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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