One who stands for a third rak'ah in a voluntary prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one stands for a third rak'ah in a voluntary prayer, whether at night or during the day, is he required to sit down if he remembers, or does he pray four rak'ahs and then conclude the prayer?
Answer:
At night, no. If he stands for a third rak'ah, he sits, just as if he stood for a third rak'ah in the Fajr prayer. Night prayer is performed in pairs of two. As for one who stands for a third rak'ah during the day, he has a choice: if he wishes, he sits and performs the prostration for forgetfulness; if he wishes, he completes it as four, and no prostration is required of him, because it is permissible to perform voluntary prayer during the day in four rak'ahs. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one stands for a third rak'ah in a voluntary prayer, whether at night or during the day, is he required to sit down if he remembers, or does he pray four rak'ahs and then conclude the prayer?
Answer:
At night, no. If he stands for a third rak'ah, he sits, just as if he stood for a third rak'ah in the Fajr prayer. Night prayer is performed in pairs of two. As for one who stands for a third rak'ah during the day, he has a choice: if he wishes, he sits and performs the prostration for forgetfulness; if he wishes, he completes it as four, and no prostration is required of him, because it is permissible to perform voluntary prayer during the day in four rak'ahs. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-05-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:39)
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