The Ruling on Leaving the Pre- and Post-Obligatory Sunnah Prayers
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Question:
Our brother asks: If a person does not perform the Sunnah prayer before or after the obligatory prayer, is he sinful?
Answer:
He is not sinful. It is a voluntary prayer. The Sunnah of the midday, sunset, night, afternoon, and dawn prayers are all voluntary. The obligatory part is only the five prayers, which are the fard: the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs, the midday prayer is four rak'ahs for the resident, the afternoon prayer is four rak'ahs for the resident, the sunset prayer is three rak'ahs for everyone, both the resident and the traveler, and the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs for the resident and the traveler.
As for the prayers associated with them, they are voluntary. The Sunnah of the midday prayer is four rak'ahs before it and two after it, and if he prays four after it, that is better. The Sunnah of the afternoon prayer is four rak'ahs before it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:263 with two taslims.
The Sunnah of the sunset prayer is two rak'ahs between the two adhan calls, and the rawatib after it is two rak'ahs. The Sunnah of the night prayer is two rak'ahs after it, and the Sunnah of the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs before it. The voluntary prayers between the two adhan calls are also called the Sunnah. All of these are voluntary, all of them are voluntary. Whoever performs them gets reward, and whoever leaves them is not sinful. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Our brother asks: If a person does not perform the Sunnah prayer before or after the obligatory prayer, is he sinful?
Answer:
He is not sinful. It is a voluntary prayer. The Sunnah of the midday, sunset, night, afternoon, and dawn prayers are all voluntary. The obligatory part is only the five prayers, which are the fard: the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs, the midday prayer is four rak'ahs for the resident, the afternoon prayer is four rak'ahs for the resident, the sunset prayer is three rak'ahs for everyone, both the resident and the traveler, and the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs for the resident and the traveler.
As for the prayers associated with them, they are voluntary. The Sunnah of the midday prayer is four rak'ahs before it and two after it, and if he prays four after it, that is better. The Sunnah of the afternoon prayer is four rak'ahs before it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
May Allah mercy on a person who prays four Rak'at before the 'Asr prayer.
رحم الله امرءًا صلى أربعًا قبل العصرThe Sunnah of the sunset prayer is two rak'ahs between the two adhan calls, and the rawatib after it is two rak'ahs. The Sunnah of the night prayer is two rak'ahs after it, and the Sunnah of the dawn prayer is two rak'ahs before it. The voluntary prayers between the two adhan calls are also called the Sunnah. All of these are voluntary, all of them are voluntary. Whoever performs them gets reward, and whoever leaves them is not sinful. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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