The Ruling on Praying Before 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha'

Question:
It is established in the authentic collections that he said: "Between every two adhan calls there is a prayer, out of dislike that people would make it a regular practice." In this hadith, it is indicated that one prays before 'Asr, before Maghrib, and before 'Isha'. It is also authentic that the Companions used to pray two rak'ahs between the adhan and the iqamah of Maghrib, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would see them doing so and not forbid them, though he himself did not do it. Such prayers are good, but they are not a regular sunnah.

Answer:
The end of is to clarify that it is not obligatory but rather recommended. Yes. So prayers like this are good, but they are not a sunnah. I mean, they are not a rawatib (regular voluntary prayer), but they are recommended because the Messenger encouraged them. He said, "Pray between every prayer," and he said, "Pray before Maghrib," and then he said, "Whoever wishes," to make it clear to people that this is a time for prayer, a time for worship, not a time of prohibition. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked it being taken as a sunnah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not dislike the people's speech regarding the sunnah, and this is from the speech of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is from the speech of some of the Companions so that it would not be taken as a necessary sunnah. They say, "Whoever wishes," so that people would know that it is not obligatory. Yes, because he said, "Pray before Maghrib," and "Between every prayer," and he was silent, so they thought it was obligatory. So when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever wishes," people knew that it is not obligatory, that it is recommended and not obligatory. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray before 'Asr, before Maghrib, or before 'Isha', so it is not taken as a sunnah, and it is not disliked to pray in these times, unlike what he did and encouraged. The Shaykh's statement here is questionable, and the correct view is that it is recommended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left it so that people would know it is not obligatory. For this reason, he said, "Whoever wishes," which indicates that it is recommended, and there is great good in it, but it is not obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever wishes," and because he did not do it.
As for the Shaykh's statement here that it is not among the recommended things, that is not good; it is questionable. Yes. And it is not disliked to pray in these times, unlike what he did and encouraged, for that is more emphasized than this. It has been narrated that he used to pray four rak'ahs before 'Asr, but it is weak. And it has been narrated that he used to pray two rak'ahs, or that in a narration from al-Sadiq and 'Asr, it is weak and not good. The correct view is that there is no harm in it; its chain is good. Al-Tirmidhi and a group of scholars narrated it, and its chain is good, . Perhaps the author (may Allah have mercy on him) did not pay attention to the chains. Yes. Raise your voice. May Allah have mercy on the woman who prays on Wednesday before 'Asr. Yes, a group of scholars from al-Mutanabbi narrated it. Al-Hafiz mentioned it in al-Bulugh (may Allah have mercy on him) in the chapter on voluntary prayer. May Allah have mercy on the one who supplicates from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . This is from his saying. There is no harm, this is good, yes.