The Ruling on Consistently Performing the Absolute Sunnahs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on the principle mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that voluntary prayers other than the rawatib should not be performed consistently so that they do not become like the rawatib, such as the two rak'ahs before Maghrib and the four rak'ahs before 'Asr?
Answer:
Yes, this is correct. The preferred practice regarding the absolute sunnahs is not to perform them consistently, so that they are not thought to be like the rawatib, or so that some people do not think they are obligatory. If one performs them consistently, he may think they are obligatory, and then he will sometimes leave them off and sometimes perform them.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on the principle mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that voluntary prayers other than the rawatib should not be performed consistently so that they do not become like the rawatib, such as the two rak'ahs before Maghrib and the four rak'ahs before 'Asr?
Answer:
Yes, this is correct. The preferred practice regarding the absolute sunnahs is not to perform them consistently, so that they are not thought to be like the rawatib, or so that some people do not think they are obligatory. If one performs them consistently, he may think they are obligatory, and then he will sometimes leave them off and sometimes perform them.
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