Question about salat al nafila

[Sanaa01]

Asalamo Alaikom brothers and sisters

I need some clarification regarding salat al nafila.

There is nafila salat before and after salat al fard (obligatory)

My question is can we pray salat al nafila if the obligatory salat time has entered or supposed to be before the fard obligatory salat time has already entered?

For example when I wake up for salat al fajr there is two rak'a nafl before al fajr what if I hear the athan for salat al fajr already started can I still perform nafila and after I pray al fajr or not pray Al nafila at all after I hear the athan?

So my question is more about al nafila before the fard (obligatory) prayer

And same for duhr prayer



Jazakom Allah Khair

 

[daywalker]

you can pray always nafal whenever you want except the time:

It is prohibited to perform Salah when the sun is rising, at miday and when the sun is setting.

Uqba b. 'Amir said (RA): There were the times at which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to pray, or bury our dead: When the sun begins to rise till it is fully up, when the sun is at its height at midday till it passes over the meridian, and when the sun draws near to setting till it sets. [Muslim]

It is prohibited to perform Nafl Salah after Faj’r Salah until the sun has risen and after the Asar Salah until the sun has set.

Narrated Qaza'a Maula (RA), (freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu Said Al-khudri narrating four things from the Prophet (ﷺ) and I appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the Prophet:

a) "A woman should not go on a two day journey except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram.

b) No fasting is permissible on two days: 'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha.

c) No prayer after two prayers, i.e. after the Fajr prayer till the sunrises and after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets.

d) Do not prepare yourself for a journey except to three Mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque." [Bukhari]

 

[Sanaa01]

:salam2:

Thank you brother/sister daywalker

I appreciate you help so much

 

[brotherubaid]

Assalam O Alikum

Thanks for sharing the ahadith .

There is detail to the issue,

First of all the questioner asked if the nafilah of fajr and dhur should be performed before the adhaan or after?

The nafilah associated with the fard prayers like 2 of fajr and 4 before dhur and 2 after it and two after maghrib and 2 after ishaa are called RAWATIB.

They are part of the salah so they can in NO WAY be performed before that adhaan , coz the adhaan is said when the time f the salat comes in or starts so if you pray it before the athaan then you are praying the slat before its time began. just like in case of fajr , if u pray the 2 rakat of fajr nafilah or rawatib then you prayed them before even the time of fajr starts! just know that this is part of the salat. Yes you could pray nawafil before fajr but these 2 are after the adhaan.

One more thing about the nawafil or rawatib.
They are 12
2 before fajr
4 before dhur
2 after dhur
2 after maghrib
2 after ishaa
12 total and there is a hadith that says whoever prays 12 rakaat other than obligatory prayers , Allah will build a house for him in Jannah!

so these are the 12 rakats mentioned inthis hadith

Now the issue if a person for some reason did not pray the rawatib for some reason and he wants to make them up, he can, as it was proved from an authentic narration that the Prophet Sala Lahu Alihi wasallam once returned home from ASR prayer and he prayed 2 rakats , and his wife asked him why did he sala lahu alihi wa salam pray them when it was PROHIBITED time!
So he answered that these were the 2 after Dhur , and after dhur he sala lahu alihi wa salam did not offer them as such and such person from such and such tribe came to him and basically the prophet sala lahu alihi wa salam got busy with him and did not pray them so he is making them up now , AFTER ASR IN PROHIBITED TIME.

So here we can prove that if a person misses the RAWATIB he can make them up later , EVEN if it is in prohibited time , just like in case of asr and even in case of fajr as it was proved that

one of the companions offered 2 rakats right after salat of fajr( and we know that this is the prohibited time) and the prophet sala lahu alihi wa salam asked him what did he just pray and he replied he missed the 2 rakat nafil before fajr so he prayed them now. so the prohpet sala lahu alihi wa salam kept quiet. and did not ask him not to do it agian or tell him it was wrong.

Same thing with the Tahiyatul masjid and wudu , and 2 rakat nafils after completing Tawaf of kaaba.

Now it is said that one should pray 4 before dhur and 4 after dhur , like 2 sunah and 2 nafl , the evidence for this is that In saheeh Muslim there is a narration that the prophet sala lahu alihi wa salam said whoever prays 4 before dhur(2+2 is the best way) and 4 after dhur(2+2) Allah will forbid him on Hell fire!

so it is good to pray 4 before and 4 after dhur, but if a person is praying 2 after dhur , then he is right also , as the rawatib/nafil SUNNAH after dhur is 2.

Sorry for the lenght of this mesage

just wanted to prove

1- Nafil/Rawatib associated with fard are to be prayed after adhaan , when the time of the prayer starst , no way before the time starts. as they are part of that particular prayer and can only be offered when the time of the prayer starts, which is the adhaan.

2- there are 12 nafils , and whoever prays them Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.( Besides it is nice to pray them as in Qiyamah if we have any shortage of Fard obligatory prayers Allah will complete it with nafils , so if we have missed lots of prayers in our pervious life we should hold on to these nafils to make up for those prayers) n also with nafils we get closer to Allah

Allah says in another hadith “My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him,
and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him." [Al-Bukhari]( means he does with his hands , eyes and ears what Pleases Allah and refrains these parts from doing what Allah has forbade)

3- There are times when praying is prohibited , but certain nafils can be prayed , like if some one missed nafils/rawatib of dhur or fajr , but not other voluntairy nafils. Those are prohibited , but any of the rawatib mentioned can be made up in prohibited time. And also Tahiyatul -masjid and Wudu can be prayed in prohibited time, as the Prophet Sala Lahu Alihi wa salam has ORDERED us not to sit when we eneter a mosque untill we pray 2 rakats(tahiatul masjid). ALSO The Nafils after Tawaf, when we go for Umrah or do a voulntairy Tawaf of the Kaaba , then we have to pray 2 nafils after it , now if a person does umrah after asr or fajr , he HAS to pray them , even if iit is the prohibited time. as these are obligatory after tawaf.(these have been proved by the scholars)

4- it is good to pray 4 before dhur and 4 after it 2+2 as it has a beautiful reward.

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST , please do correct me if i am wrong

AssalM O Alikum

 

[Sanaa01]

Thank you brotherubaid for the clarifications



What I understand from the this Ahadith is if the obligatory salat time started when hearing the athan I should start by praying for example al fajr and after I can perform the two rak'a nafila but never pray nafila first after hearing the athan right?

Now the issue if a person for some reason did not pray the rawatib for some reason and he wants to make them up, he can, as it was proved from an authentic narration that the Prophet Sala Lahu Alihi wasallam once returned home from ASR prayer and he prayed 2 rakats , and his wife asked him why did he sala lahu alihi wa salam pray them when it was PROHIBITED time!

So he answered that these were the 2 after Dhur , and after dhur he sala lahu alihi wa salam did not offer them as such and such person from such and such tribe came to him and basically the prophet sala lahu alihi wa salam got busy with him and did not pray them so he is making them up now , AFTER ASR IN PROHIBITED TIME.

one of the companions offered 2 rakats right after salat of fajr( and we know that this is the prohibited time) and the prophet sala lahu alihi wa salam asked him what did he just pray and he replied he missed the 2 rakat nafil before fajr so he prayed them now. so the prohpet sala lahu alihi wa salam kept quiet. and did not ask him not to do it agian or tell him it was wrong.

 

[Abdulhalim]

I just want to add that (regarding Nafl before Fajr), if it is your practice to pray 2 Rak'ah before Fajr (After Adhaan of course) and one day, you wake up late and you did not able to pray (as usual), you should pray (as make up) right after offering your Fajr Prayer as Qadhaa... but you must not take it as practice.

Also, Nafilat for Tahiyyatul Masjid and after ablution can be offered anytime. For example, if you entered a Masjid after Asr and jut before the Maghrib time, you may offer 2 Rak'ah as Tahiyyatul Masjid. Allah knows best.

May Allah guide us all.

 

[Almeftah]

Asalamo Alaikom brothers and sisters

I need some clarification regarding salat al nafila.

There is nafila salat before and after salat al fard (obligatory)

First of all, The Salah you are talking about is called Sunna Salah or Sunan.

Salat Nafila is general for the voluntary Salah that can be done any other time.

Sunan is related to each obligatory Salah, And the time of each obligatory Salah starts with its call for prayer (Adhan).

to explain more:

You woke up for Fajr prayer, just before Adhan Al-Fajr, So you have to wait for Adhan before you can perform the Fajr Sunnah(Nafila prayer, or Sunat Al-Fajr). becuase its time hasnt come yet. And Sunnah Prayers are to be performed between Adhan and Iqamah.

Same goes for the Noon Sunnah, Asr Sunnah, Maghrib Sunnah, and Ishaa Sunnah. And if you forget one of them, then you can do them as soon as you remember.

Note: if you want to perform Nafila prayer that is not of Sunnah, then there is no timing for it.


I hope this clears it for you, and Allah is all knower.

 

[Sanaa01]

Thank you brothers abdulhalim and bumishari

I understand this better now

I appreciate you taking time to reply to my question

Jazakom Allah khair

 

[pcozzy]

Thank you brotherubaid for the clarifications



What I understand from the this Ahadith is if the obligatory salat time started when hearing the athan I should start by praying for example al fajr and after I can perform the two rak'a nafila but never pray nafila first after hearing the athan right?

:salam2:

There are a lot of nafil prayers that are done according to many saheeh hadiths.

Some for example:

2 rakaa right after wadu
2 rakaa right after hearing the athan

but remember when the second athan is called (iqama) just stop and go pray the fardh. Remember additional prayers never should interfere with obligatory prayers.