Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the
scholars of Islam say about the following matter: if we go to the masjid for
Zuhr but there are only 2 or 3 minutes before the congregation stands, such
that offering the preceding sunnah rak’aat will
result in 1 or 2 rak’aat [of congregational prayers]
being missed, what will be the ruling for me in this case? Should I offer the sunnah
rak’aat and then join the congregation, or should I
join the congregation without offering the sunnah?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
In the
above-mentioned case, as offering the preceding sunnah rak’aat
of Zuhr salah will result in you missing 1 or 2 rak’aat
[of congregational prayer], it will not be permitted for you to offer the
preceding sunnah, rather, it is necessary for you to join the congregation
without offering the sunnah.
Details of
the ruling:
With the
exception of the sunnah rak’aat of Fajr salah, the
ruling in regard to the remaining sunnah is that if it is possible to join the
imam in the first rak’at before ruku’,
one should offer the sunnah first and then join the congregation. However, when
offering the sunnah in this case, it will not be permissible to stand in the
rows of the congregation. Instead, they should be offered at home or in another
pure place outside of the masjid, and if this is not possible, and the
congregation is taking place inside, offer it in the courtyard. If the masjid
does not have two separate areas for outside and inside, then offer it behind a
pillar, etc., so that it becomes a barrier between you and the row.
If offering
the sunnah will result in him missing a rak’at [of
congregational prayer], he will not be permitted to offer the preceding sunnah.
Rather, it is necessary to join the congregation immediately, without offering
the sunnah, and he should pray these once he has offered the 2 sunnah rak’aat after the fard
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered By: Mufti Muḥammad
Hashim Khan ‘Attāri Madani
Making Saf [row] between pillars
Missing Sajdah in a Rak’at
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Long recitation made by Imam and objection raised by Muqtadis
How is it to offer Salah bareheaded?
Ruling on Tashahhud for Muqtadi in first Qa’dah
Beginning time of Maghrib Azan
Copy of Quran in front of or behind the Salah-offering person