Preserving Two Rak'ahs After the Rawatib of 'Isha'
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. The questioner says: Is there any harm in a person who preserves two rak'ahs that he prays after the rawatib of 'Isha', praying them daily?
Answer:
Night prayer is required, and it has no fixed limit. One may pray two rak'ahs, ten rak'ahs, or twenty rak'ahs. No, no, he prays whatever he is able to manage of standing in night prayer. Praying two rak'ahs after the rawatib of 'Isha' is part of standing in night prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. The questioner says: Is there any harm in a person who preserves two rak'ahs that he prays after the rawatib of 'Isha', praying them daily?
Answer:
Night prayer is required, and it has no fixed limit. One may pray two rak'ahs, ten rak'ahs, or twenty rak'ahs. No, no, he prays whatever he is able to manage of standing in night prayer. Praying two rak'ahs after the rawatib of 'Isha' is part of standing in night prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صفة الوضوء فرضه وسننه — islamhouse.com (40:55)
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