i have heard that before every farz prayer if there are sunnats they are not compulsory
Question
i have heard that before every farz prayer if there are sunnats they are not compulsory .Can you give any Ahadith or explanation and tell us which sunnats are muakkadah and which are ghair muakkadah .I mean which are compulsory and which are not, for every five prayers in islam.
Answer
There are five obligatory prayers upon a Muslim everyday and 3 Rakat Witr Salaat after Esha Salaat which is Waajib (necessary). Above that there are 12 Sunnat-e-Muakkadah.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) says, 'Whosoever recites 12 Rakaat extra besides the compulsory prayers, Allah will build a house for him in Jannat. They are four before Dhukr and 2 after Dhuhr, 2 after Maghrib, 2 after Esha and 2 before Fajr. Besides these 12 Sunnat-e-Muakkadah, the rest are Ghayr-e-Muakkadah, e.g. 4 Rakaats before Asr and 4 before Esha. (Tahtaawi pg.212)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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