The regular voluntary prayers before and after the obligatory prayers
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His Eminence the Shaykh: What are the regular voluntary prayers? Sometimes the prayer is established, and none of us has been able to pray the two rak'ahs before the prayer, which are part of the regular voluntary prayers?
The regular voluntary prayers are twelve rak'ahs: Four before the midday prayer, and two after it, two after the sunset prayer, two after the night prayer, and two before the dawn prayer. As for the ones that are before the prayer, if the prayer is established and he has not prayed them, he prays them afterwards. So, let us suppose that the prayer is established before he enters the time of prohibition; we say: Pray with the congregation. If he prays with the congregation, the matter is clear. But if the prayer is established and you are in the second rak'ah, complete it in a simplified manner, and there is no harm in that.
The questioner: But should I pray two rak'ahs after the prayer?The Shaykh: Yes.
If he misses the two rak'ahs before the prayer, he prays them after it.
The questioner: Four rak'ahs after the prayer?The Shaykh: Not four without a closing salam; he prays two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs. The first two are the two rak'ahs after the midday prayer, and the two after them are the two rak'ahs before the midday prayer.
The regular voluntary prayers are twelve rak'ahs: Four before the midday prayer, and two after it, two after the sunset prayer, two after the night prayer, and two before the dawn prayer. As for the ones that are before the prayer, if the prayer is established and he has not prayed them, he prays them afterwards. So, let us suppose that the prayer is established before he enters the time of prohibition; we say: Pray with the congregation. If he prays with the congregation, the matter is clear. But if the prayer is established and you are in the second rak'ah, complete it in a simplified manner, and there is no harm in that.
The questioner: But should I pray two rak'ahs after the prayer?The Shaykh: Yes.
If he misses the two rak'ahs before the prayer, he prays them after it.
The questioner: Four rak'ahs after the prayer?The Shaykh: Not four without a closing salam; he prays two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs. The first two are the two rak'ahs after the midday prayer, and the two after them are the two rak'ahs before the midday prayer.