After finishing the obligatory prayer, should I pray the sunnah, or should I recite tasbih, praise Allah, say takbir, and read the transmitted supplications, and then pray the sunnah?
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The questioner : After I finish the obligatory prayer, should I get up and pray the sunnah, or should I recite tasbih, praise Allah, say takbir, and read the transmitted supplications, and then pray the sunnah?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the best. When a person prays the obligatory prayer, he should follow it with what is prescribed after it, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:103] So you should do istighfar (seeking forgiveness) and say: “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace,” along with dhikr, tasbih, takbir, and tahmid as has been transmitted. Then after that, you pray the nafilah (voluntary prayer).
It is better for a person to pray the nafilah in his home, whether it is the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) or not, except for what is prescribed in the mosque, such as qiyam al-layl (standing in night prayer) in Ramadan and the kusuf (eclipse) prayer, according to those who say it is a sunnah (recommended practice) and not obligatory.
Therefore, it is better for a man to pray the rawatib in his home, whether the ones before the prayer or the ones after the prayer, unless he fears that the iqamah (second call) will be made if he prays in his home. In that case, he should delay the prayer until he reaches the mosque, and then he prays the rawatib.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the best. When a person prays the obligatory prayer, he should follow it with what is prescribed after it, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِكُمْIt is better for a person to pray the nafilah in his home, whether it is the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) or not, except for what is prescribed in the mosque, such as qiyam al-layl (standing in night prayer) in Ramadan and the kusuf (eclipse) prayer, according to those who say it is a sunnah (recommended practice) and not obligatory.
Therefore, it is better for a man to pray the rawatib in his home, whether the ones before the prayer or the ones after the prayer, unless he fears that the iqamah (second call) will be made if he prays in his home. In that case, he should delay the prayer until he reaches the mosque, and then he prays the rawatib.