The ruling on prayer after 'Asr and before sunset
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His second question is: Is there a recommended practice (sunnah) after the 'Asr prayer, and is it permissible to pray before sunset?
Answer: There is no recommended practice (sunnah) after 'Asr. After 'Asr is a time of prohibition, a time when prayer is forbidden. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prayer after 'Asr until the sun sets, except for one who has missed prayers, who must make them up, even if it is after 'Asr. This is due to the generality of his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): So, if one remembers after 'Asr that he missed the Dhuhr prayer because he forgot it, he prays it. Or if he missed the Fajr prayer because he forgot it, he prays it, or any other missed prayer. Likewise, if a person enters the mosque or performs tawaf in Makkah after 'Asr, he prays the greeting of the mosque and the two rak'ahs of tawaf. Likewise, if the sun is eclipsed after 'Asr, he prays after 'Asr, because this is one of the prayers with a specific cause. However, there is no regular recommended practice (sunnah) after 'Asr, except specifically for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to pray after 'Asr. He prayed two rak'ahs after 'Asr because he had been occupied with them after Dhuhr, then he established them. He was asked about them: "Do we make them up if we miss them?" He said: "No." Aishah informed that he established them; he used to pray them after 'Asr. So this is something specific to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: And before sunset, there is nothing?
The Shaykh: There is nothing, yes, except as mentioned before, the things that occur from those with a specific cause, such as the eclipse, tawaf in Makkah, and entering the mosque. Yes.
Answer: There is no recommended practice (sunnah) after 'Asr. After 'Asr is a time of prohibition, a time when prayer is forbidden. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prayer after 'Asr until the sun sets, except for one who has missed prayers, who must make them up, even if it is after 'Asr. This is due to the generality of his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever sleeps through the prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it. There is no expiation for it except that.
من نام عن الصلاة أو نسيها فليصلها إذا ذكرها لا كفارة لها إلا ذلكThe presenter: And before sunset, there is nothing?
The Shaykh: There is nothing, yes, except as mentioned before, the things that occur from those with a specific cause, such as the eclipse, tawaf in Makkah, and entering the mosque. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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