Salat ul Hajat after Fajr and Asr, and reciting AlKahf on Friday
Question
can we offer salatul hajat after fajar or Asar prayer?
is there specific time to Recite surah al Kahaf on friday? i have heard that it should be read before Jumma prayer as its sunnah to read at that time.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1)Salat ul Hajat is a Nafl(voluntary) Salah. It is Makrooh (disliked) to offer any Nafl Salaah which includes Salat ul Hajat after Fajr till sunrise and after Asr till sunset.1,2
2) There are many virtues regarding the recitation of Surah al Kahf on Fridays.
Rasulullah Sallahu Alahi Wasallam said:
“Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, a light will shine from him(noor) from one Friday to the next.”(Sunan Al Kubra lil Bayhaqi- Vol: 3- Pg: 353 –Ilmiyyah)
There is no specific time to recite Surah al Kahf on Friday. However, it is preferable to recite Surah al Kahf after Maghrib on Thursday.3
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Arshad Ali
Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن أبي سعيد الخدري أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : من قرأ سورة الكهف في يوم الجمعة أضاء له من النور ما بين الجمعتين
(سنن البيهقي الكبرى)
1) وَيَدْخُلُ في الْوَاجِبِ رَكْعَتَا الطَّوَافِ فَلَا تَصِحُّ في هذه الْأَوْقَاتِ الثَّلَاثَةِ اُعْتُبِرَتْ وَاجِبَةً في حَقِّ هذا الْحُكْمِ وَنَفْلًا في كَرَاهَتِهَا بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ احْتِيَاطًا(البحر262/1)
2) ( و ) يكره التنفل ( بعد صلاة ) فرض ( العصر ) وإن لم تتغير الشمس لقوله عليه السلام " لا صلاة بعد صلاة العصر حتى تغرب الشمس ولا صلا بعد صلاة الفجر حتى تطلع الشمس " رواه الشيخان(مراقي الفلاح 264)
3)قوله ( قراءة الكهف ) أي يومها وليلتها والأفضل في أولهما مبادرة للخير وحذرا من الإهمال(در المحتار48/3)
- Answered by
- Arshad Ali
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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