What is the ruling on the two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer after the adhan?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Umm Muhammad from Jeddah, please go ahead, my sister Umm Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
By Allah, if you please, I would like to ask about the sunnah before Maghrib; is it inherited from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or not? Very well.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "Pray before Maghrib,"Bulugh al-Maram 2:264. So the prayer immediately after Maghrib, when the time enters, is a recommended sunnah. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would rush to the pillars to pray the voluntary prayer before Maghrib. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Umm Muhammad from Jeddah, please go ahead, my sister Umm Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
By Allah, if you please, I would like to ask about the sunnah before Maghrib; is it inherited from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or not? Very well.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "Pray before Maghrib,"
Pray before Maghrib, pray before Maghrib" then he said at the third time, "Whoever wishes
صلوا قبل المغرب، صلوا قبل المغرب، ثم قال لمن شاء
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الركعتين قبل صلاة المغرب بعد الأذان؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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