The number of rak'ahs for the rawatib of the midday prayer

Question:
Abu Faisal from al-Nammas, please go ahead, Abu Faisal. May you live long, may Allah reward you with good and have mercy on your parents. Amen. For example, regarding the midday prayer, when we pray four rak'ahs before the obligatory prayer—the obligatory prayer is four rak'ahs—does this apply or not?

Answer:
This is with the midday prayer: four rak'ahs before the midday prayer and four rak'ahs after the midday prayer. As for the afternoon prayer, there are no rawatib for it, neither before nor after. And if one prays a voluntary prayer before the afternoon prayer, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.