Is seeking refuge with Allah from four things in the prayer after the tashahhud obligatory or recommended?
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The questioner : Is seeking refuge with Allah from four things in the sunnah prayers obligatory, as it is in the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh : This opens up many, many questions for us. Is it from the Sunnah to recite, for example, a surah or verses after al-Fatihah, as we do in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Sometimes.
The Shaykh : Sometimes. I think there is a slight reservation in this answer, but we will discover what lies behind it. Sometimes in the sunnah, and not in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : It is in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Sometimes.
The Shaykh : Ah, I made a mistake in the first answer. Why did I say "in the sunnah" when I told you "in the obligatory prayer or in the sunnah"? I said "in the sunnah." This is, as our Hanafi shaykhs say, the understanding of the shaykhs is considered, but the understanding of the Book and the Sunnah is not considered. So you say "in the sunnah," which is understood to mean it is not in the obligatory prayer. So, is it in both the obligatory prayer and the sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the evidence in the sunnah? In your view, from here on, since we were at...Abu Layla : I could have answered you directly, like others do, but you, in order to understand fiqh and learn how... ah, so what is the evidence that it is said in the sunnah as it is said in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Regarding the recitation?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is not established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night prayer that he recited after al-Fatihah the long surahs and other than the long surahs.
The Shaykh : The long surahs, but with short surahs, for example, those established in the obligatory prayer, or shall we change the question? If you succeed a little here, does he recite in the last two rak'ahs of the sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because it is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : In the sunnah prayers as well, sometimes I say.
The Shaykh : Never mind, where?
The questioner : In the description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer, I read.
The Shaykh : No, I mean you are referring me to the source. I am asking you now where it is established in the sunnah. Let us extend the question. The question is for the last one. Do you know that in the sunnah that corresponds to the obligatory prayer, the four-rak'ah sunnah? Do you know of any evidence for the legitimacy of recitation in the third and fourth rak'ah?
The questioner : A general evidence. When she described his night prayer, Aisha said: "He would pray four rak'ahs, so do not ask about their beauty and length."
The Shaykh : This is the night prayer. We are talking about the rawatib sunnah.
The questioner : Now I cannot.
The questioner : Is seeking refuge with Allah from four things in the sunnah prayers obligatory, as it is in the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh : This opens up many, many questions for us. Is it from the Sunnah to recite, for example, a surah or verses after al-Fatihah, as we do in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Sometimes.
The Shaykh : Sometimes. I think there is a slight reservation in this answer, but we will discover what lies behind it. Sometimes in the sunnah, and not in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : It is in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Sometimes.
The Shaykh : Ah, I made a mistake in the first answer. Why did I say "in the sunnah" when I told you "in the obligatory prayer or in the sunnah"? I said "in the sunnah." This is, as our Hanafi shaykhs say, the understanding of the shaykhs is considered, but the understanding of the Book and the Sunnah is not considered. So you say "in the sunnah," which is understood to mean it is not in the obligatory prayer. So, is it in both the obligatory prayer and the sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the evidence in the sunnah? In your view, from here on, since we were at...Abu Layla : I could have answered you directly, like others do, but you, in order to understand fiqh and learn how... ah, so what is the evidence that it is said in the sunnah as it is said in the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Regarding the recitation?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is not established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night prayer that he recited after al-Fatihah the long surahs and other than the long surahs.
The Shaykh : The long surahs, but with short surahs, for example, those established in the obligatory prayer, or shall we change the question? If you succeed a little here, does he recite in the last two rak'ahs of the sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because it is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : In the sunnah prayers as well, sometimes I say.
The Shaykh : Never mind, where?
The questioner : In the description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer, I read.
The Shaykh : No, I mean you are referring me to the source. I am asking you now where it is established in the sunnah. Let us extend the question. The question is for the last one. Do you know that in the sunnah that corresponds to the obligatory prayer, the four-rak'ah sunnah? Do you know of any evidence for the legitimacy of recitation in the third and fourth rak'ah?
The questioner : A general evidence. When she described his night prayer, Aisha said: "He would pray four rak'ahs, so do not ask about their beauty and length."
The Shaykh : This is the night prayer. We are talking about the rawatib sunnah.
The questioner : Now I cannot.
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