Is it permissible to pray the pre-Zuhr sunnah as four rak'ahs without the middle tashahhud?
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The questioner: Zayn, yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Specifically regarding four rak'ahs, if we combine them, some scholars say to combine four rak'ahs, for example, the Zuhr prayer without the first tashahhud. What is the evidence for this?
The Shaykh: I do not understand your words.
The questioner: The four rak'ahs of Zuhr, if we combine them together, meaning the issue of the fard is like a fard without the first tashahhud.
The Shaykh: Is it intended, or is it due to forgetfulness?
The questioner: No, not due to forgetfulness. For example, I want to combine the four rak'ahs of Zuhr together, meaning like the fard, meaning four rak'ahs, not two rak'ahs then two rak'ahs. The sunnah of Zuhr, I pray it as four rak'ahs. Meaning, some scholars said that you pray four rak'ahs without two tashahhuds, making it only one tashahhud.
The Shaykh: My brother, are you asking about the sunnah or the fard?
The questioner: About the sunnah.
The Shaykh: The sunnah is permissible, but the fard is not permissible.
The questioner: What is the evidence for the permissibility, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray the night prayer like this, without a middle tashahhud, up to eight rak'ahs, and he would conclude with a witr rak'ah without a tashahhud. So, one is lenient with voluntary prayers in a way that one is not lenient with obligatory prayers.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner: Even if we were to say to you, "Make a supplication for us."
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good. We ask Allah to make us and you happy in this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Specifically regarding four rak'ahs, if we combine them, some scholars say to combine four rak'ahs, for example, the Zuhr prayer without the first tashahhud. What is the evidence for this?
The Shaykh: I do not understand your words.
The questioner: The four rak'ahs of Zuhr, if we combine them together, meaning the issue of the fard is like a fard without the first tashahhud.
The Shaykh: Is it intended, or is it due to forgetfulness?
The questioner: No, not due to forgetfulness. For example, I want to combine the four rak'ahs of Zuhr together, meaning like the fard, meaning four rak'ahs, not two rak'ahs then two rak'ahs. The sunnah of Zuhr, I pray it as four rak'ahs. Meaning, some scholars said that you pray four rak'ahs without two tashahhuds, making it only one tashahhud.
The Shaykh: My brother, are you asking about the sunnah or the fard?
The questioner: About the sunnah.
The Shaykh: The sunnah is permissible, but the fard is not permissible.
The questioner: What is the evidence for the permissibility, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray the night prayer like this, without a middle tashahhud, up to eight rak'ahs, and he would conclude with a witr rak'ah without a tashahhud. So, one is lenient with voluntary prayers in a way that one is not lenient with obligatory prayers.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner: Even if we were to say to you, "Make a supplication for us."
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good. We ask Allah to make us and you happy in this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
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