Prohibiting the performance of the regular voluntary prayer after the obligatory prayer in the school

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the administration of our school prevents the students from performing the regular voluntary prayer after the obligatory prayer, on the grounds that the students are late for the lesson that follows the prayer. The question is: Is the administration’s action correct? And do the students have the right to perform it, thereby defying the administration?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible for them to defy it, because this is a sunnah (recommended practice), not an obligation. Perhaps the administration is observing the maintenance of order, and also observing that the time is not wasted and that part of the class period is not lost for the sake of discipline. This is a nafilah (voluntary prayer), not an obligation. They can pray it when the lesson ends. They may pray it as long as the time for the 'Asr prayer has not entered, as the entire time is valid for the regular voluntary prayer. Yes.