Do the sunnahs overlap with one another, such as the sunnah of wudu' and the sunnah of Dhuha?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, do the sunnahs overlap with one another? For example, if one intends the sunnah of wudu', does it overlap with the sunnah of Dhuha?
The Shaykh : It is valid. Some sunnahs are intended for their own sake, and these do not overlap. Other sunnahs are intended solely to obtain the prayer; the intention is solely to obtain the prayer. For example, the sunnah of wudu' is intended to pray two rak'ahs after wudu', whether it is the sunnah of wudu', the two rak'ahs of Dhuha, the rawatib of Zuhr, the rawatib of Fajr, or the sunnah between the adhan and the iqamah, because there is a prayer between every two adhans. Likewise, the greeting of the mosque: it is permissible, if you enter the mosque, to pray with the intention of the rawatib, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. However, if the act of worship is intended for its own sake, it does not overlap. Therefore, if someone were to say, "I will make the first rawatib of Zuhr, which is four rak'ahs, into two rak'ahs and intend them for the four," we would say that this is not valid. Why? Because the sunnah here is intended for its own sake, meaning the intention is to pray two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs.
Likewise, the sunnah of tawaf and the sunnah of Fajr. For example, if a person finishes his tawaf after the adhan of Fajr and before the iqamah, and he intends with the two rak'ahs both the sunnah of tawaf and the rawatib of Fajr, then one does not suffice for the other. This is because the sunnah of tawaf is a sunnah intended for its own sake, and the sunnah of Fajr is a sunnah intended for its own sake. Yes.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, do the sunnahs overlap with one another? For example, if one intends the sunnah of wudu', does it overlap with the sunnah of Dhuha?
The Shaykh : It is valid. Some sunnahs are intended for their own sake, and these do not overlap. Other sunnahs are intended solely to obtain the prayer; the intention is solely to obtain the prayer. For example, the sunnah of wudu' is intended to pray two rak'ahs after wudu', whether it is the sunnah of wudu', the two rak'ahs of Dhuha, the rawatib of Zuhr, the rawatib of Fajr, or the sunnah between the adhan and the iqamah, because there is a prayer between every two adhans. Likewise, the greeting of the mosque: it is permissible, if you enter the mosque, to pray with the intention of the rawatib, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. However, if the act of worship is intended for its own sake, it does not overlap. Therefore, if someone were to say, "I will make the first rawatib of Zuhr, which is four rak'ahs, into two rak'ahs and intend them for the four," we would say that this is not valid. Why? Because the sunnah here is intended for its own sake, meaning the intention is to pray two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs.
Likewise, the sunnah of tawaf and the sunnah of Fajr. For example, if a person finishes his tawaf after the adhan of Fajr and before the iqamah, and he intends with the two rak'ahs both the sunnah of tawaf and the rawatib of Fajr, then one does not suffice for the other. This is because the sunnah of tawaf is a sunnah intended for its own sake, and the sunnah of Fajr is a sunnah intended for its own sake. Yes.