How to Pray the Four Rak'ahs Before and After the Midday Prayer

Question:
Umm Suhayb from al-Qasim asks this question. She says: Regarding the prayer of four rak'ahs before the midday prayer and four rak'ahs after it, are the four prayed together? Do we sit for the first tashahhud after the two rak'ahs, then come with two rak'ahs after that and conclude the prayer, or are they prayed as two rak'ahs, then we conclude, then two rak'ahs, then we conclude? We ask for clarification.

Answer:
Yes, every prayer is concluded with a taslim, and every two rak'ahs are concluded with a taslim, so the four rak'ahs are concluded with two taslims. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) , and in another narration, "and the prayer of the day," meaning in pairs of two, not combining them with a single taslim. If some scholars have granted a dispensation for this during the day, saying that the narration "and the prayer of the day" is an error, as al-Nasa'i said, but the majority rely on this hadith as evidence. Yes.