Sunnah Prayers

[Ashima33]

Salaam,

When offering sunnah prayers are they separate from the obligatory? I mean, do you perform the obligatory prayer... pause... and then do sunnah? Or do they just flow together?

am I supposed to make intention before? For example, "I intend to make sunnah prayer for dhuhr?"

Thanks so much!

 

[alkathiri]

Waalaykumsalam Warahmatullah

Sunnah Prayers are seperate from obligatory. You can pray the fardh at 2pm , then do the sunnah at a later time .

The intention should be in the heart. You do not need to say it out loud. You just have to be mentally aware that you are going to pray fardhu zuhur and then just takbir. Thats all....

 

[nori suja'i]

Assalamualeikum,
To perform sunnah prayer means our five daily prayers are not neglected in the first place. it's best for someone who always practise the sunnah prayers as its can bring miracles beside rewards for us in akhirah insyaAllah.

 

[Ashima33]

Salaam,

ok what I'm trying to get at here is.....

exactly how do you perform the sunnah prayers? Are they just extra rakat's before/after... do you do Tashahud and Salaam???? then perform obligatory???

 

[alkathiri]

Salaam,

ok what I'm trying to get at here is.....

exactly how do you perform the sunnah prayers? Are they just extra rakat's before/after... do you do Tashahud and Salaam???? then perform obligatory???

No extra rakaat. It is a seperate prayer...If it is 4 Sunnah rakaat for zuhur , you pray like zuhur. If it is 2 Sunnah rakaat, you pray like fajr prayer.

Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said:

"Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows): 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer." Hadith sahih narrated by at-Tirmidhi No. 379 and by others. Hadith No. 6183 in Sahih al-Jaami’

The ‘Asr (Late-Afternoon) Prayer has no routine Sunnah (basic recommended voluntary prayer). However, it is mustahab (preferable and recommended) that one prays 4 Rak'aat before the ‘Asr Prayer. The 4 Rak'ahs are of less reward and significance in importance of adhering to them compared to the "sunnan al-rawaatib" described above. The 4 Rak'ahs are the ones intended by the Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him) in saying: "May Allaah have mercy on one who prays 4 raka’aat before the ‘Asr Prayer." Narrated by at-Tirmidhi no. 395 and he declared it a hassan and ghareeb Hadith. Al-Albany rated the Hadith as hassan in Sahih al-Jami’ No. 3493

Allah knows best.

Source: http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/1048

 

[yameenahmed]

thanks a lot.............