The Time of the Pre- and Post-Obligatory Rawatib

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, the scholars said that the time for the pre- and post-obligatory rawatib begins with the entry of the time for the obligatory prayer and ends with the exit of the time for the obligatory prayer. Some of them said that the pre-obligatory ones end with making up the obligatory prayer. What is the correct position on this?

The Shaykh : The time for the pre-obligatory sunnah is from the entry of the time for the prayer.

The questioner : Until the prayer.

The Shaykh : The rawatib of the midday prayer.

The questioner : The pre-obligatory ones.

The Shaykh : Their time begins with the adhan for the midday prayer, that is, from the sun passing its zenith, and it ends with performing the prayer, that is, the midday prayer. The time for the post-obligatory sunnah begins with the completion of the prayer and ends with the exit of the time. However, if the time for the pre-obligatory sunnah passes without any negligence on the part of the person, he makes it up after the prayer. But if he delays the pre-obligatory rawatib beyond its time without an excuse, it will not benefit him even if he makes it up, because the correct view is that any act of worship that is restricted to a specific time, if its time passes, it is not valid and is not accepted. Yes.