Section : Non-stressed sunnah prayers (As-sunan Ghair al-mu’akkadah). We have been discussing the sunnah prayers which were stressed by the Prophet and which he was careful not to miss. There are some other sunnah prayers (al-sunan ar-ratibah) which are commendable,…
Section : Two or four rak’at before ‘asr. Many ahadith have been related about this sunnah prayer and they all support each other. Such hadith include the following: Ibn ‘Umar reports that the Prophet said: “May Allah have mercy on…
Section : Two rak’at before maghrib. Al-Bukhari records, from ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal, that the Prophet said: “Pray before maghrib, pray before maghrib,” and after saying it a third time, he said: “For whoever wishes to do so,” not wanting the…
Section : Two rak’at before salatul ‘isha. ‘Abdullah Ibn Mughaffal reports that the Prophet said: “Between every azhan and iqamah there is a prayer. Between every azhan and iqamah there is a prayer.” And, after saying it a third time,…
Section : Separating The Obligatory Prayer From The Supererogatory. It is preferred to make a separation between the fard and nawafil prayers after one finishes the fard prayer. One of the companions of the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam reports that…