Also, he says: I hope you will mention the maximum number of sunnah prayers before and after the obligatory prayers?
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The questioner : Also, he says: I hope you will mention the maximum number of sunnah prayers before and after the obligatory prayers?
The Shaykh : The rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) attached to the obligatory prayers are twelve rak'ahs: four rak'ahs before the midday prayer and two rak'ahs after it, two rak'ahs after the sunset prayer, two rak'ahs after the night prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The most emphasized of these rawatib are the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not leave them, whether resident or traveling, and he said regarding them:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 416Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The sunnah in these two rak'ahs is to make them light, to lighten them, and to recite in the first rak'ah after al-Fatihah and in the second [Al-Ikhlas 112:1], or to recite in the first after al-Fatihah [Al-Baqarah 2:136] to the end of the verse from Surat al-Baqarah, and in the second [Ali 'Imran 3:64] to the end of the verse from Surat al-Imran.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) attached to the obligatory prayers are twelve rak'ahs: four rak'ahs before the midday prayer and two rak'ahs after it, two rak'ahs after the sunset prayer, two rak'ahs after the night prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The most emphasized of these rawatib are the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not leave them, whether resident or traveling, and he said regarding them:
The two Rak'ah of Fajr are better than the world and what is in it.
ركعتا الفجر خير من الدنيا وما فيهاThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The sunnah in these two rak'ahs is to make them light, to lighten them, and to recite in the first rak'ah after al-Fatihah
Say: O you disbelievers!
قل يا أيها الكافرونSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قل هو الله أحدSay, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us
قولوا ءامنا بالله وما أنزل إليناSay, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you
قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْThe questioner : Yes.