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ﺮﺼﻌﻟا ﺔﻨﺳ بﺎﺑ
Sunnah of the 'Asr Prayer
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َلﺎﻗ ، ُﻪْﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ٍﺐﻟﺎَﻃ ﻲﺑَأ ِﻦﺑ ﱢﻲﻠﻋ ْﻦﻋ
:
ِﺮْﺼَﻌﻟا َﻞْﺒَﻗ ﻲﱢﻠﺼُﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻲﺒﱠﻨﻟا َنﺎآ
ْﻦَﻣَو ، َﻦﻴِﺑﺮﻘﻤﻟا ِﺔَﻜِﺋﻼﻤﻟا ﻰﻠَﻋ ِﻢﻴﻠْﺴﱠﺘﻟﺎِﺑ ﱠﻦُﻬَﻨْﻴَﺑ ُﻞِﺼْﻔَﻳ ، ٍتﺎَﻌآَر َﻊَﺑْرَأ
َﻦﻴِﻨِﻣﺆﻤﻟاَو ﻦﻴِﻤِﻠْﺴﻤﻟا َﻦِﻣ ْﻢُﻬَﻌِﺒﺗ
.
ﻩاور
َلﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا
:
ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
1119.
`Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)reported:
The Prophet (PBUH) used to perform four
Rak`ah before the `Asr prayer, separating them with Taslim (i.e., offering blessings) on the favourite angels who are
near Allah's proximity and the Muslims and the believers who come after them
.
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
The phrase "
separating them with Taslim
'' means that he would perform four Rak`ah in two couplets.
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َلﺎﻗ ، ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱢﻲﺒﱠﻨﻟا ِﻦﻋ ، ﺎَﻤُﻬْﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﺿَر َﺮَﻤُﻋ ﻦﺑا ﻦَﻋو
:
»
ﻰﱠﻠﺻ ًاءَﺮْﻣا ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻢِﺣَر
ًﺎﻌﺑْرَأ ِﺮْﺼَﻌﻟا َﻞْﺒﻗ
«
.
َلﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟاو ، دواد ﻮﺑأ ﻩاَوَر
:
ٌﻦَﺴَﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
1120.
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "
May Allah have mercy on
a man who performs four Rak`ah before the `Asr prayer
.''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
These four Rak`ah can be performed in two couplets also, as was the practice of the Prophet
(PBUH), according to the preceding Hadith. It can be performed with one Taslim also. Both forms are correct and
permissible. Some scholars are of the opinion that the former method is better. `Ulama' have stated that these four
Sunnah of `Asr prayer are Ghair Mu'akkadah (
optional prayers
). Its importance is however evident from the fact that
the Prophet (PBUH) prayed for mercy on those who performed these Sunnah.
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ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱠﻲﺒﻨﻟا ﱠنَأ ، ُﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﺿَر ، ٍﺐﻟﺎﻃ ﻲﺑَأ ﻦﺑ ﱢﻲﻠﻋ ْﻦﻋو
ِﺮﺼَﻌﻟا َﻞْﺒَﻗ ﻲﱢﻠَﺼُﻳ َنﺎآ
ِﻦْﻴَﺘَﻌْآَر .
ﺢﻴﺤﺻ دﺎﻨﺳﺈﺑ دواد ﻮﺑأ ﻩاَوَر
.
)
ﻆﻔﻠﻟا اﺬﻬﺑ ذﺎﺷ
] . (
ﻆﻔﻠﺑ ظﻮﻔﺤﻤﻟاو
" :
تﺎﻌآر ﻊﺑرأ
. [ "
1121.
`Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (PBUH) used to perform two
Rak`ah before the `Asr prayer
.
[Abu Dawud].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that one can also perform two Sunnah before `Asr prayer. But Sheikh Al-
Albani has stated that the word "
two Rak`ah
" occurring in this Hadith is rare. Four Rak`ah are secure and should,
therefore, be preferred.
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