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The ruling on praying two rak'ahs after every ablution during the prohibited times?

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Question:
He says: After every ablution, I pray two rak'ahs for Allah, whether that time is a prohibited time or not, acting in accordance with what was reported from one of the Companions, to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, meaning: When they saw him in Paradise, he said, "I do not perform ablution except that I pray two rak'ahs for Allah." Is it permissible for me to pray two rak'ahs when I perform ablution, even if the time is a prohibited time?

Answer:
Yes, this hadith was reported from Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is an authentic hadith. The sunnah (recommended practice) of ablution is established, and performing it other than in the prohibited times is not disputed; it is recommended. As for performing it in the prohibited times, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Some scholars hold that it is not performed in the prohibited times, taking the general prohibition into account. Other scholars hold that it is performed in the prohibited times because it is one of the prayers with a cause. In their view, prayers with a cause are performed at any time when their cause is present, such as the two rak'ahs of tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), the greeting of the mosque when one enters it to sit, the eclipse prayer, and the funeral prayer. You say these are prayers with a cause, performed when their cause is present, because the Lawgiver tied them to these causes, so they are performed. The sunnah of ablution is among them, so if a person performs it, there is no blame on him for doing so. If he performs it in the prohibited times, taking this opinion into account, there is no blame on him for doing so. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم صلاة ركعتين بعد كل وضوء في أوقات النهي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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