The Prayer of Four Rak'ahs Before 'Asr and Whether It Is Among the Rawatib
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 430Hasan (Darussalam) He asks: Is this counted among the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib)?
Answer:
No, 'Asr has no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib), neither before it nor after it. But this is a purely voluntary prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
May Allah have mercy upon a man who prays four before Al-Asr.
رحم الله امرأ صلى قبل العصر أربعاAnswer:
No, 'Asr has no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib), neither before it nor after it. But this is a purely voluntary prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:09:17)
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