The Time of the Rawatib Sunnahs, Before and After the Obligatory Prayers

Question:
Another questioner for the program says: Honorable Shaykh, my brother Salih Ahmad read this text in one of the books. The text says that some scholars hold that the time for the rawatib sunnahs, both before and after the obligatory prayers, 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 say that the pre-prayer sunnahs end with the making up of the obligatory prayer. What is the stronger position in this matter? And what is your opinion of this statement?

Answer:
Yes, it is better and more desirable for the rawatib to be with the obligatory prayer, either immediately before it or immediately after it. This is the most fitting, best, and most complete way. However, if a person offers it after the time has entered and there is a gap between it and the obligatory prayer, there is no harm. Likewise, if it is delayed after the obligatory prayer within the time, there is no harm in that. But this is prone to being forgotten or being preoccupied with it, so a person should hasten to perform it.

The presenter:
Yes.