She asks: How do I maintain the Sunnah of the Zuhr prayer that I miss, given that I arrive from work after the people have already established the prayer in the mosque?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. I am a committed woman, praise be to Allah. I go to work every day in another village, but on my way back, the adhan for Zuhr is called, and we do not reach our village until the prayer has been established and the people have prayed. I am accustomed to praying the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) and the nafilah (voluntary prayers), which are four rak'ahs before Zuhr, four after it, before 'Asr, and two before 'Isha'. The question is: How do I maintain the Sunnah of Zuhr that I miss, since I am accustomed to praying it? Do I pray it when I arrive home, even if the people have already established the prayer and then I pray Zuhr, or what should I do? Especially since this happens every day throughout the study period, and I desire the reward of this nafilah. Is it permissible for me to make up any Sunnah that misses its time and the prayer has been established? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh has a woman.
The presenter:
Like this. Yes.
The Shaykh:
A woman has no connection to the establishment of prayer regarding men. So, if she arrives home and there is still time remaining, she prays the rawatib before Zuhr, then prays Zuhr, then prays the rawatib after it. The criterion is the remaining time. As for the establishment of prayer, it has no connection to her, because this is specific to men for whom congregational prayer is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If so, let her pray the four before Zuhr, and let her pray the four after it, and let her continue with the nafilah. And what is your guidance regarding making it up, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
This does not miss for her to the extent that she needs to make it up.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
When she arrives, she prays the pre-prayer rawatib, then prays the obligatory prayer, then prays the post-prayer rawatib, as long as the time remains?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. I am a committed woman, praise be to Allah. I go to work every day in another village, but on my way back, the adhan for Zuhr is called, and we do not reach our village until the prayer has been established and the people have prayed. I am accustomed to praying the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) and the nafilah (voluntary prayers), which are four rak'ahs before Zuhr, four after it, before 'Asr, and two before 'Isha'. The question is: How do I maintain the Sunnah of Zuhr that I miss, since I am accustomed to praying it? Do I pray it when I arrive home, even if the people have already established the prayer and then I pray Zuhr, or what should I do? Especially since this happens every day throughout the study period, and I desire the reward of this nafilah. Is it permissible for me to make up any Sunnah that misses its time and the prayer has been established? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh has a woman.
The presenter:
Like this. Yes.
The Shaykh:
A woman has no connection to the establishment of prayer regarding men. So, if she arrives home and there is still time remaining, she prays the rawatib before Zuhr, then prays Zuhr, then prays the rawatib after it. The criterion is the remaining time. As for the establishment of prayer, it has no connection to her, because this is specific to men for whom congregational prayer is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If so, let her pray the four before Zuhr, and let her pray the four after it, and let her continue with the nafilah. And what is your guidance regarding making it up, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
This does not miss for her to the extent that she needs to make it up.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
When she arrives, she prays the pre-prayer rawatib, then prays the obligatory prayer, then prays the post-prayer rawatib, as long as the time remains?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تقول: كيف أحافظ على سنة الظهر التي تفوتني حيث أصل من عملي وقد أقام الناس الصلاة في المسجد؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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