What is the preferred voluntary prayer between 'Isha' and tarawih?
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Question:
Two rak'ahs between the 'Isha' prayer and the tarawih prayer: is it better for a person to recite dhikr or to pray two rak'ahs?
Answer:
The sunnah of 'Isha' is the first, before the tarawih. The tahajjud is after the voluntary prayer of 'Isha', after the rawatib. One prays 'Isha', then the rawatib, then performs tahajjud at night, whether tarawih or otherwise.
Q: Is it better to recite dhikr or to stand and perform these two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh: After finishing the dhikr, he prays the rawatib. This is the sunnah. The sunnah is to first perform the prescribed dhikr, then pray the rawatib.
Q: Even if the imam moves forward and prays the tarawih?
The Shaykh: The imam does not move forward until the people have prayed the voluntary prayer.
Two rak'ahs between the 'Isha' prayer and the tarawih prayer: is it better for a person to recite dhikr or to pray two rak'ahs?
Answer:
The sunnah of 'Isha' is the first, before the tarawih. The tahajjud is after the voluntary prayer of 'Isha', after the rawatib. One prays 'Isha', then the rawatib, then performs tahajjud at night, whether tarawih or otherwise.
Q: Is it better to recite dhikr or to stand and perform these two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh: After finishing the dhikr, he prays the rawatib. This is the sunnah. The sunnah is to first perform the prescribed dhikr, then pray the rawatib.
Q: Even if the imam moves forward and prays the tarawih?
The Shaykh: The imam does not move forward until the people have prayed the voluntary prayer.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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