What is the ruling on voluntary prayer after the Fajr adhan, and voluntary prayer in the disliked times?
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The questioner : Regarding the two rak'ahs of Fajr, I read a hadith in "Sahih al-Jami'" that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: - or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said - . Some people enter the mosque and pray more than two rak'ahs; should this be rebuked?
The Shaykh : When do they enter?
The questioner : They enter after the adhan, they enter after the adhan.
The Shaykh : After the Fajr adhan.
The questioner : Yes, they pray more than two rak'ahs. I have seen some of them pray six rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Six?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With what intention?
The questioner : They say their intention is the sunnah of wudu', and they say it is the greeting of the mosque, and they say it is the sunnah of Fajr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Does this fall under what was mentioned yesterday?
The Shaykh : No, this is a matter related to a general jurisprudential principle, which is the disliked times, such as the time after the Fajr adhan and after the Fajr prayer. Is it prescribed for the worshipper to pray voluntary prayer absolutely, or is it not prescribed for him except to pray the prayers that are called "those with causes"? This is a matter of disagreement between the Hanafis and the Shafi'is. The stronger position for one who has studied the hadiths reported in this chapter is that the correct view is that every prayer that has a cause ceases when the occasion for that cause ceases. Therefore, it is permissible to pray this prayer in consideration of its cause. This is unlike the voluntary prayers that a person can pray whenever he wishes in a prescribed time; he is not allowed to pray them in a time of dislike.
For example, the greeting of the mosque: entering the mosque is the cause that necessitates the prescription of praying two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque. If he does not pray it at the time of entering and sitting, there is no longer a place for praying these two rak'ahs, because it is the greeting of the mosque. If he enters and sits, then stands up to pray two rak'ahs after the time of dislike has passed, it ceases to be the greeting of the mosque. Similarly, the sunnah of wudu': a man performs wudu', and it is a recommended sunnah to pray two rak'ahs after every wudu'. If he does not pray immediately, its time passes. And so, compare all those with causes. The situation you mentioned earlier falls under this chapter. Whoever holds the view that the greeting of the mosque is prescribed in a time of dislike prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque. Whoever holds the view that the sunnah of wudu' is recommended in a time of dislike prays it as well. As for praying voluntary prayer absolutely, he is not allowed to pray after the Fajr adhan except the two rak'ahs of Fajr. Similarly, he is not allowed to pray after the obligatory Fajr prayer except a prayer with a cause. Among those with causes is the prayer that he missed, such as a man who enters the mosque and finds the imam praying. He is not allowed to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 421Sahih (Darussalam) . So he entered the mosque while the prayer was being established; therefore, he must follow the imam in this obligatory prayer. When the imam concludes the prayer, he is allowed to pray the two rak'ahs of the Fajr sunnah after the imam's taslim, and he is allowed to pray them after the sun rises.
So the answer to this matter is based on the detailed explanation above: whoever holds the view that prayers with causes are prescribed in the disliked times is allowed to pray when the time of Fajr enters; he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and he prays two rak'ahs as the sunnah of wudu', then he prays two rak'ahs which are the sunnah of Fajr.
This is the answer to what you asked.
The questioner : Is it permissible to rebuke him, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Rebuke whom?
The questioner : The one who prays more than two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to rebuke him if it is with this detailed distinction.
Yes.
Please proceed.
When the dawn appears, there is no prayer except the two rak'ahs of Fajr
إذا طلع الفجر فلا صلاة إلا ركعتي الصبحThe Shaykh : When do they enter?
The questioner : They enter after the adhan, they enter after the adhan.
The Shaykh : After the Fajr adhan.
The questioner : Yes, they pray more than two rak'ahs. I have seen some of them pray six rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Six?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With what intention?
The questioner : They say their intention is the sunnah of wudu', and they say it is the greeting of the mosque, and they say it is the sunnah of Fajr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Does this fall under what was mentioned yesterday?
The Shaykh : No, this is a matter related to a general jurisprudential principle, which is the disliked times, such as the time after the Fajr adhan and after the Fajr prayer. Is it prescribed for the worshipper to pray voluntary prayer absolutely, or is it not prescribed for him except to pray the prayers that are called "those with causes"? This is a matter of disagreement between the Hanafis and the Shafi'is. The stronger position for one who has studied the hadiths reported in this chapter is that the correct view is that every prayer that has a cause ceases when the occasion for that cause ceases. Therefore, it is permissible to pray this prayer in consideration of its cause. This is unlike the voluntary prayers that a person can pray whenever he wishes in a prescribed time; he is not allowed to pray them in a time of dislike.
For example, the greeting of the mosque: entering the mosque is the cause that necessitates the prescription of praying two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque. If he does not pray it at the time of entering and sitting, there is no longer a place for praying these two rak'ahs, because it is the greeting of the mosque. If he enters and sits, then stands up to pray two rak'ahs after the time of dislike has passed, it ceases to be the greeting of the mosque. Similarly, the sunnah of wudu': a man performs wudu', and it is a recommended sunnah to pray two rak'ahs after every wudu'. If he does not pray immediately, its time passes. And so, compare all those with causes. The situation you mentioned earlier falls under this chapter. Whoever holds the view that the greeting of the mosque is prescribed in a time of dislike prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque. Whoever holds the view that the sunnah of wudu' is recommended in a time of dislike prays it as well. As for praying voluntary prayer absolutely, he is not allowed to pray after the Fajr adhan except the two rak'ahs of Fajr. Similarly, he is not allowed to pray after the obligatory Fajr prayer except a prayer with a cause. Among those with causes is the prayer that he missed, such as a man who enters the mosque and finds the imam praying. He is not allowed to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
When the Iqamah has been called for the Salat then there is no Salat except the obligatory.
إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبةSo the answer to this matter is based on the detailed explanation above: whoever holds the view that prayers with causes are prescribed in the disliked times is allowed to pray when the time of Fajr enters; he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and he prays two rak'ahs as the sunnah of wudu', then he prays two rak'ahs which are the sunnah of Fajr.
This is the answer to what you asked.
The questioner : Is it permissible to rebuke him, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Rebuke whom?
The questioner : The one who prays more than two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to rebuke him if it is with this detailed distinction.
Yes.
Please proceed.
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