Is it permissible for a man to pray the sunnah of wudu before Maghrib?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on the sunnah of wudu for one who performs wudu before Maghrib?
The Shaykh : Regarding the sunnah of wudu, if a person performs wudu before Maghrib, he prays the sunnah of wudu. This is because the stronger opinion among the scholars is that any prayer that has a cause is performed even in the prohibited times, and the prohibition is only for prayer that has no cause. Take note of this: any prayer that has a cause, pray it even in the prohibited times, such as the sunnah of wudu, and likewise? The greeting of the mosque and the eclipse prayer. Yes, the prayer of istikhara, if the matter would be missed before the prohibited time ends. The important point is that any prayer that has a cause is not prohibited.
The questioner : The greeting of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, we mentioned it. The greeting of the mosque, yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding the sunnah of wudu, if a person performs wudu before Maghrib, he prays the sunnah of wudu. This is because the stronger opinion among the scholars is that any prayer that has a cause is performed even in the prohibited times, and the prohibition is only for prayer that has no cause. Take note of this: any prayer that has a cause, pray it even in the prohibited times, such as the sunnah of wudu, and likewise? The greeting of the mosque and the eclipse prayer. Yes, the prayer of istikhara, if the matter would be missed before the prohibited time ends. The important point is that any prayer that has a cause is not prohibited.
The questioner : The greeting of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, we mentioned it. The greeting of the mosque, yes.