Is lying down after the Fajr sunnah obligatory or a recommended practice?
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Question:
The questioner says: I heard one of the preachers say that if you pray the Fajr sunnah and do not lie down, then you pray Fajr, your prayer is incomplete; because lying down is obligatory. What is your Eminence’s opinion on that?
Answer:
No, that is a mistake. Lying down is recommended, not obligatory. If he prays the sunnah in his home and the road is safe, that is fine. But in the mosque, no; if he prays in the mosque, there is no lying down. It is not obligatory, neither in the mosque nor in the home. And what that person said is a mistake. Yes.
The questioner says: I heard one of the preachers say that if you pray the Fajr sunnah and do not lie down, then you pray Fajr, your prayer is incomplete; because lying down is obligatory. What is your Eminence’s opinion on that?
Answer:
No, that is a mistake. Lying down is recommended, not obligatory. If he prays the sunnah in his home and the road is safe, that is fine. But in the mosque, no; if he prays in the mosque, there is no lying down. It is not obligatory, neither in the mosque nor in the home. And what that person said is a mistake. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 433 هل الاضطجاع بعد سنة الفجر واجب أم سنة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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