Is the command to pray the regular voluntary prayers at home on the basis of obligation?
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The questioner : ... regarding the sunnah of the Maghrib prayer at home, does the command in it indicate obligation when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
The Shaykh : No, the command in it is for recommendation, based on the famous hadith, which is more authentic than the command to pray them at home; namely his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:313. This is the famous view among the majority of scholars that praying all the sunnah prayers at home is better, and it is not obligatory. Although some of them held the view of obligation, we did not find any compelling evidence for that. And Allah knows best.
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صلُّواThe Shaykh : No, the command in it is for recommendation, based on the famous hadith, which is more authentic than the command to pray them at home; namely his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
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 المكتوبة
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