If I miss a rak'ah of the Fajr prayer and make it up, and then after the Fajr prayer I perform the two rak'ahs of the Sunnah, is this permissible?
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The questioner : I thank Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, for granting me the preservation of the five daily prayers. And O Shaykh, may Allah reward you, I have a message I would like you to answer, and the question is: If I miss a rak'ah of the Fajr prayer and make it up, and then after the Fajr prayer I perform the two rak'ahs of the Sunnah, is this permissible? And if I perform these two rak'ahs at home before arriving at the mosque for the Fajr prayer, what is the ruling? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : First, I congratulate you on what you are doing, as you mentioned regarding your preservation of the prayer, and I ask Allah the Exalted for steadfastness in the truth for you and for me.
Second, regarding the answer to your question, it is permissible for a person, if he misses the Sunnah of Fajr before the Fajr prayer, to make it up after the prayer, once he has finished the prescribed dhikr after the prayer. He may make it up immediately, or he may delay making it up until the Duha time. However, if he fears that he will forget or be occupied with other things, he should pray it after the Fajr prayer. As for praying it at home before coming to the mosque, that is better, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray it at home. In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:313 But if you know that the prayer has been called for, you do not pray it at home, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 421Sahih (Darussalam) So, if you know that the mosque where you intend to pray the obligatory prayer has already called for the prayer, do not pray the voluntary prayer, but go out to the mosque, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 2:329. Yes.
The questioner : Also, the listener Sa'd Khumays from Riyadh included a question in his message, and for the female listener whose name was symbolized by the letters M F 'A.
The Shaykh : First, I congratulate you on what you are doing, as you mentioned regarding your preservation of the prayer, and I ask Allah the Exalted for steadfastness in the truth for you and for me.
Second, regarding the answer to your question, it is permissible for a person, if he misses the Sunnah of Fajr before the Fajr prayer, to make it up after the prayer, once he has finished the prescribed dhikr after the prayer. He may make it up immediately, or he may delay making it up until the Duha time. However, if he fears that he will forget or be occupied with other things, he should pray it after the Fajr prayer. As for praying it at home before coming to the mosque, that is better, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray it at home. In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةWhen the Iqamah has been called for the Salat then there is no Salat except the obligatory.
إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبةIf you hear the Iqamah, you must walk to the prayer (place) with tranquility and dignity, and do not hasten; and whatever portion of the prayer you get (along with the Imam) offer it, and complete afterwards whatever you missed.
إذا سمعتم الإقامة فامشوا إلى الصلاة وعليكم السكينة والوقار ولا تسرعوا فما أدركتم فصلوا، وما فاتكم فأتمواThe questioner : Also, the listener Sa'd Khumays from Riyadh included a question in his message, and for the female listener whose name was symbolized by the letters M F 'A.