What is the ruling on maintaining the four rak'ahs before 'Asr? I ask for guidance.

Question:
The brother, whose name is Mukhassas, asks and says: What is the ruling on maintaining the four rak'ahs before 'Asr? I ask for guidance. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
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, and upon his family and his Companions. As for the 'Asr prayer, it has no rawatib (regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones), neither before it nor after it. However, it is recommended to perform the absolute voluntary prayer before it, by praying four rak'ahs with two taslims (closing salams). This is from the absolute voluntary prayers, not from the rawatib. If a person persists in doing this, it is an increase in good. As for after 'Asr, there is no prayer until the sun sets, because this is a time when voluntary prayers are prohibited. Yes.