The number of rak'ahs in the rawatib prayers
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Question:
We received this question from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the stronger position regarding whether the rawatib prayers are twelve rak'ahs or ten rak'ahs, and which is more likely to be correct?
Answer:
The stronger position is that the minimum is ten rak'ahs: two before the midday prayer, two after it, two after the sunset prayer, two after the night prayer, and two before the dawn prayer, after the dawn has appeared. These are the most emphasized. If he prays four before the midday prayer, that also makes twelve rak'ahs. If he prays four before the midday prayer and four after it, as mentioned in the hadith encouraging this, the total becomes fourteen rak'ahs. This is the maximum, and the minimum is ten rak'ahs. Yes.
We received this question from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the stronger position regarding whether the rawatib prayers are twelve rak'ahs or ten rak'ahs, and which is more likely to be correct?
Answer:
The stronger position is that the minimum is ten rak'ahs: two before the midday prayer, two after it, two after the sunset prayer, two after the night prayer, and two before the dawn prayer, after the dawn has appeared. These are the most emphasized. If he prays four before the midday prayer, that also makes twelve rak'ahs. If he prays four before the midday prayer and four after it, as mentioned in the hadith encouraging this, the total becomes fourteen rak'ahs. This is the maximum, and the minimum is ten rak'ahs. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/029 — archive.org (4:37)
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