Some students of knowledge are delayed at the university and are unable to perform the two rak'ahs of the rawatib before the midday prayer to obtain the reward of twelve rak'ahs; will that be recorded for them?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. Do you know the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 1802Da'if (Darussalam) other than the obligatory prayer? It may be that some students of knowledge have lessons after the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some students of knowledge have lessons after the midday prayer, but the call to prayer is made while they are delayed at the university.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : They are delayed at the university and do not reach the mosque until the time of the obligatory prayer. Will the twelve rak'ahs they used to pray before be recorded for them, or do we say: this is a voluntary prayer and seeking knowledge is an obligation? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that if they are unable to perform the rawatib before the midday prayer, making them up afterwards suffices in place of performing them on time, because they left performing them on time for an excuse, which is their preoccupation with lessons, and they cannot leave before their class time ends, yes, the time of the session. So I see that these people are excused, and that if they perform the rawatib that is before the midday prayer after the midday prayer, that is sufficient.
But which is given priority: the two rak'ahs after the midday prayer or the four made-up rak'ahs? The answer: The two rak'ahs after the prayer are given priority. One performs the two rak'ahs after the prayer, then performs the four.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... after the afternoon prayer?
The Shaykh : After the afternoon prayer, it is not permissible to make them up, because one can make them up after the sunset prayer, for example. So we say: make them up after the midday prayer. Making them up after the midday prayer is: first, it is hastening to good; second, it is generally easier for the person; and third, if he delays them, he is exposed to forgetting them. Yes.
Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs, Allah (SWT) will build for him a house in paradise
أن من صلى اثنتي عشرة ركعة بنى الله له بيتا في الجنةThe Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some students of knowledge have lessons after the midday prayer, but the call to prayer is made while they are delayed at the university.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : They are delayed at the university and do not reach the mosque until the time of the obligatory prayer. Will the twelve rak'ahs they used to pray before be recorded for them, or do we say: this is a voluntary prayer and seeking knowledge is an obligation? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that if they are unable to perform the rawatib before the midday prayer, making them up afterwards suffices in place of performing them on time, because they left performing them on time for an excuse, which is their preoccupation with lessons, and they cannot leave before their class time ends, yes, the time of the session. So I see that these people are excused, and that if they perform the rawatib that is before the midday prayer after the midday prayer, that is sufficient.
But which is given priority: the two rak'ahs after the midday prayer or the four made-up rak'ahs? The answer: The two rak'ahs after the prayer are given priority. One performs the two rak'ahs after the prayer, then performs the four.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... after the afternoon prayer?
The Shaykh : After the afternoon prayer, it is not permissible to make them up, because one can make them up after the sunset prayer, for example. So we say: make them up after the midday prayer. Making them up after the midday prayer is: first, it is hastening to good; second, it is generally easier for the person; and third, if he delays them, he is exposed to forgetting them. Yes.