THE REGULAR AND EXTRA SUNNAH RAK'AHS BEFORE AND AFTER THE OBLIGATORY PRAYERS:
Before Obligatory After
Fajr 2 2 0
Zuhr 2 or 4 4 2 or 4
`Asr 4 ** 4 (2) *
Maghrib (2) 3 2
`Ishaa. 0 ** 4 2
* see : 'as-Saheehah' (6/2/11013-1014) of Shaikh al-Albaanee- rahimahullaah-,and he said in 'as-Saheehah' ( 7/1/527) that it is 'A Prayer which has been forgotten, which should be revived.'
** Husayn al-`Awaayishah in his book 'al-Mawsoo`atul-Fiqhiyyatul-Muyassarah' (2/113-114) mentions these as times when two rak`ahs could be prayed based upon the general wording of the hadeeth:
<<Between every two adhaans there is a Prayer...for whoeever wishes.>> [al-Bukhaaree (627), Muslim (838)]
[ References:
(i) 'Bughyatul-Mutatawwi` fee Salaatit-Tatawwu`' of Shaikh Muhammad ibn `Umar Baazmool;
(ii) 'al-Mawsoo`atul-Fiqhiyyatul-Muyassarah' of Shaikh Husayn al-`Awaayishah ]
May Allaah reward our noble brother Aboo Talhah Daawood ibn Ronald Burbank.
Aboo.Ibraaheem
15-12-2007 @ 4:22 PM
