Prayer and Supplication Between the Adhan and the Iqamah
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Question:
What is better: counting [the number of rak'ahs] or the iqamah, praying two rak'ahs, or making du'a'?
Answer:
He prays the greeting of the mosque when he enters, then sits to make du'a'. However, the rawatib, such as the four rak'ahs before the Zuhr prayer, are a regular voluntary prayer that he performs. As for the 'Asr prayer, it has no rawatib. So when he enters the mosque, he prays two rak'ahs and sits to remember Allah. If he prays four rak'ahs, that is also reported, as it is narrated that one prays four before 'Asr, but they are not a rawatib. So if he prays four, that is better. And prayer includes dhikr; it is a remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
What is better: counting [the number of rak'ahs] or the iqamah, praying two rak'ahs, or making du'a'?
Answer:
He prays the greeting of the mosque when he enters, then sits to make du'a'. However, the rawatib, such as the four rak'ahs before the Zuhr prayer, are a regular voluntary prayer that he performs. As for the 'Asr prayer, it has no rawatib. So when he enters the mosque, he prays two rak'ahs and sits to remember Allah. If he prays four rak'ahs, that is also reported, as it is narrated that one prays four before 'Asr, but they are not a rawatib. So if he prays four, that is better. And prayer includes dhikr; it is a remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الذكر والدعاء — islamhouse.com (1:05:06)
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