The ruling on praying voluntary prayers immediately after the obligatory prayer
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Question:
The first message in this episode is from one of the female listeners in the Eastern Region, identified as (M. M. N). Our sister has some questions, one of which is: Is it permissible to pray voluntary prayers immediately after the obligatory prayer? Or is it recommended that I recite the remembrance of Allah and glorify Him, and then pray the voluntary prayer? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon His Messenger, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
The Sunnah is for the voluntary prayer to come after the remembrance of Allah. When the Muslim man or woman prays the obligatory prayer, he or she comes to the remembrance, saying: I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah. O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. And if he repeats this three times, it is better.
And he says: There is no power and no strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the grace and His is the favor, and His is the beautiful praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it. O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have withheld, and no one of power can benefit from You by his power. This is after every obligatory prayer, except in the Maghrib and Fajr prayers. In addition to this, ten times are added: There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and He causes death, and He is able to do all things. This is added ten times after Maghrib and after Fajr.
And after all this, he glorifies Allah, praises Him, and magnifies Him thirty-three times each. He says: Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, thirty-three times each. The total is ninety-nine. Then he completes the hundred by saying: There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. All of this is recommended after every obligatory prayer. Then he comes to the Verse of the Throne and recites it: [al-Baqarah:255]. This is the Verse of the Throne.
Then he recites: [al-Ikhlas:1] and [al-Falaq:1], and [al-Nas:1]. After the Zuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha prayers, he recites these three surahs once. After Maghrib and Fajr, he recites the three surahs three times. After Maghrib and Fajr, he recites them three times. All of this is recommended. Then he stands to perform the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib). He prays the rawatib: the Sunnah of Maghrib, the Sunnah of 'Isha, and the Sunnah of Zuhr. After all this, as for 'Asr, its Sunnah is before it: four rak'ahs before it, with two taslims. And for Fajr, its Sunnah is before it, with one taslim: two rak'ahs. May Allah guide them all.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh: And you likewise.
The first message in this episode is from one of the female listeners in the Eastern Region, identified as (M. M. N). Our sister has some questions, one of which is: Is it permissible to pray voluntary prayers immediately after the obligatory prayer? Or is it recommended that I recite the remembrance of Allah and glorify Him, and then pray the voluntary prayer? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon His Messenger, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
The Sunnah is for the voluntary prayer to come after the remembrance of Allah. When the Muslim man or woman prays the obligatory prayer, he or she comes to the remembrance, saying: I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah. O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. And if he repeats this three times, it is better.
And he says: There is no power and no strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the grace and His is the favor, and His is the beautiful praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it. O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have withheld, and no one of power can benefit from You by his power. This is after every obligatory prayer, except in the Maghrib and Fajr prayers. In addition to this, ten times are added: There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and He causes death, and He is able to do all things. This is added ten times after Maghrib and after Fajr.
And after all this, he glorifies Allah, praises Him, and magnifies Him thirty-three times each. He says: Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, thirty-three times each. The total is ninety-nine. Then he completes the hundred by saying: There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. All of this is recommended after every obligatory prayer. Then he comes to the Verse of the Throne and recites it:
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُThen he recites:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِThe presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh: And you likewise.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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