Assalaamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatuh

<b>Differening, Its permissible and prohibited</b>

<b>SETTING THE STANDARD</b>

Shaykh Ibn Ibraaheem- rahimahullaah- (d. 1389H) said: "Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah [the Saved Sect] have an usool (set of fundamentals) which is firmly based upon proofs; and upon this are built the furoo' (subsidiary issues)."1

<b>GUIDELINES REGARDING DIFFERENCES</b>

Imaam as-Sa'dee (d. 1376H)- rahimahullaah - said: "Differences of opinions that occur between the [scholars] of the Ummah are from two angles:

Firstly:

Differences in the furoo' (subsidiary issues), and in issues of ijtihaad (qualified striving to reach the truth); such that when a person - whether it is a judge, muftee, writer, or teacher - strives to arrive at a ruling and is correct, he is rewarded two-fold. But if he strives and is mistaken, then he is rewarded once.

Second:

Differences in matters of usool (fundamentals); such as the issues related to Allaah's Attributes, al-Qadr (Predestination and Pre-Decree), Eemaan (faith), and their like. These cause those who oppose [such usool] to be regarded as deviants, because of them opposing the proofs from the Book and the Sunnah, and that which the Salafus-Saalih (Pious Predecessors) - the Companions and those who followed them in goodness - were agreed upon."2

<b>THE PERMISSIBLE TYPE OF DIFFERING</b>

Shaykh Ibn al-'Uthaymeen - hafidhahullaah - said: "This sect [i.e. the Saved-Sect] unites upon the truth, even if its people do have differences of opinion between themselves. However, these differences do not harm their [unity], nor cause them to declare each other as deviants. Rather, their hearts are still united, even when these difference of opinion occur in matters linked to the 'aqeedoh (beliefs); such as did the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam see his Lord with his eyes, or did he not see him [with his eyes]? Or is the punishment in the grave to the body and the soul, or just to the soul only? Or other such issues. This is because these issues are subsidiary issues connected with the usool, they are not in the actual usool itself. So they do not declare each other as being deviants when they differ in such matters - contrary to what the innovators do."3

<b>THE PROHIBITED TYPE OF DIFFERING</b>

Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) - rahimahullaah - said:

"The Scholars - from the Companions, the Taabi'een, and those who came after them - when they differed in any matter, then they followed the command of Allaah - the Most High - in His saying: "If you differ in anything amongst yourselves then refer it back to Allaah and His Messenger, if you do truly believe in Allaah and the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination." [soorah an-Nisaa 4:59].

So they would discuss concerning the issue; discuss, consult and sincerely advise. Sometimes they would differ in matters linked to the 'aqeedah, as well as issues linked to actions, yet along with such differences, they still preserved the unity and brotherhood. Yes, whosoever opposes the clear Book and the beneficial Sunnah, or that which the Pious Predecessors of this Ummah had Ijmaa' (consensus) upon, opposing it without a justifiable excuse, then such a person has acted with the action of the Innovators ...

As regards differing in matters of rulings and actions, then the examples are too many to be recorded. So if every Muslim who differed in something were to be boycotted and abandoned, then no unity or brotherhood would ever remain. And Abu Bakr and 'Umar radiallaahu 'anhumaa - who were the best of the Muslims - used to differ in matters, but they did not intend except good. And the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said to his Companions on the day of [the expedition to] Banu Quraydhah: "Let none of you pray 'Asr except when you reach Bonu Quraydhah." So the time for the 'Asr Prayer came during the journey, so one group amongst them said: We will not pray until we reach Banu Quraydhah; so they missed the actual time for 'Asr. The other group said: We will not miss it by delaying the Prayer; so they prayed along the way. And the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam did not criticise any of the two groups. This is related by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim, from Ibn 'Umar.4 So this differing was in a matter related to rulings and actions, not in the important usool (fundamantels) itself." 5

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1. Fataawaa lil-Lajnatud-Daa'imah lil-Buhoothul-'llmiyyah wal-Iftaa (no.830).

2. Tanbeehaatul-Lateefah (p.93).

3. Sharhul-'Aqeedatul-Waasitiyyah (1153).

4. Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 946) and Muslim (no. 1770).

5. Majmoo' Fataawaa (241171-174), abridged.

Differening, Its permissible and prohibited

Salaam alaikum

Ban on head scarves in france.

Muslims sisters campaign in Knightsbridge London today.

If i new before i would have been there to support them.

SORRY IF THIS HAS BEEN POSTED ANYWHERE ELSE ON THIS FORUM I HAVENT TIME TO CHECK.

If any sister know of anything we can do to help sister in france please post or pm me.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105484,00.html

The question still remains, why are more women converting than men revert to Islaam? Perhaps they realize their Soul is worth the Factual

Research.

1. The Bible Convicts Women as the original Sinners, (i.e. Eve

picking from the forbidden tree){Genesis 2:4-3:24}. The Quraan

Clarifies it was Adam Not Eve {Quraan 7:19-25}

2. The Bible says, "The Birth of a Daughter is a loss"

{Ecclesiasticus 22:3}. The Quraan says both are an Equal Blessing

{Quraan 42:49}

3. The Bible Forbids Women from Speaking in church {I

Corinthians 14:34-35}. The Quraan says Women Can argue with the

Prophet {58:1}

4. In the Bible, divorced Women are Labeled as an Adulteress,

while men are not {Matthew 5:31-32}. The Quraan does Not have

Biblical double standards {Quraan 30:21}

5. In The Bible, Widows and Sisters do Not Inherit Any

Property or Wealth, Only men do {Numbers 27:1-11} The Quraan

Abolished this male greediness {Quraan 4:22} and God Protects All.

6. The Bible Allows Multiple Wives {I Kings 11:3} In The

Quraan, God limits the number to 4 only under certain situations

(with the Wife's permission) and Prefers you Marry Only One Wife

{Quraan 4:3} The Quraan gives the Woman the Right to Choose who to

Marry.

7. "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be

married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the

girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for

he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives"

{Deuteronomy 22:28-30}

One must ask a simple question here, who is really punished, the

man who raped the woman or the woman who was raped? According to

the Bible, you have to spend the Rest of Your Life with the man who

Raped You.

The Prophet Muhammad Says {Volume 9, Book 86, Number 101} Narrated

by Aisha:" It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the

marriage)".

Would the Christian men Reading this prefer the Women they know to

Be Christian or Muslim?

8. The Bible also asks Women to wear veils as in Islam {I

Corinthians 11:3-10}, this lowers the chance of rape, (God Forbid),

see statistic link below.

9. Women were given rights to Vote less than a 100 years ago

in the (US), while the Quraan (42:38) gave Women Voting rights

almost 1,400 years ago.

10. Islam has unconfined Women and has given them the human right

to reach for the sky. There have been Muslim Women Presidents

through out the centuries, but to this date, the oppressive

mentality of the men in the Western U.S.A. has stopped any Women

from becoming Presidents in predominately Christian countries,

while the Muslim countries have voted for and elected Female

Presidents.

Here is a list of previous Female Muslim leaders:

Khadija bint Khuwaylid

Aishah bint Abu Bakr

Fatimah bint Muhammad

Barakah

Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan

Rumaysa bint Milhan

Umm Salamah

Asma bint Abu Bakr

Zaynab al-Ghazali

Maryum Jameelah

The comparison goes on and on, to hear from some of these Converts,

including Nuns, and Many Famous People, visit here;

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/newmuslims/

For more information and Statistics, visit here;

http://www.jannah.org/sisters/

This is Dedicated to Past, Present, and Future Muslim Sisters,

Family and Friends, to the Devil who prefers slander and hype over

facts. Peace and Blessings upon All.

Assalamo ALikom brothers and Sisters.

i would like to thank JohnDoe/Whisper because through them i remebered our brother Abu noran, he was the best among us (in my own opinion) in dealing with those Characters.

May Allah be with him in each and every breath, and May HE protect his family Ameen.

please make Da'wa to our brother Abu Noran.

i really miss him.

NO BODY KNOWS HIS CONTACT ?

salam

wel_mel

Assalam aleikum

I haven't seen any post by our brother Abu Dujanah recently? I for one miss reading them.

Just because we may not agree with each other on every word doesn't mean we don't benefit from one another.

I hope I see some from the brother soon Inshallah.

Quote:O Seekers of Knowledge

<b>Indeed all praise is for We praise Him, seek His aid and seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in from the evils of our own souls and from our evil actions. He whom Allâh guides, then none can misguide him; and he whom Allâh misguides, then none can guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allâh alone, having no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallâm is His Slave and Messenger.</b>

“O you who believe! Have taqwâ (fear) of Allâh as you should have of Him and do not die except as Muslims.” [1]



“O mankind! Have (fear) of your Lord, who created you from a single person and from him, He created his wife and from them both He created many men and women; and have taqwâ of Allâh through whom you demand your mutual rights and do not cut relations of the wombs. Indeed, Allâh is ever an All_Watcher over you.” [2]

“O you who believe! Have taqwâ of Allâh and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous and correct actions and forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger has indeed attained a great achievement.” [3]

To proceed:  

The tâbi’î, Talq ibn Habîb - rahimahullâh - said: “Taqwâ is acting in obedience to Allâh hoping in His mercy, upon a light from Him; and taqwâ is leaving acts of disobedience to Allâh out of fear of Him, upon a light from Him.”

<b>Characteristics of the Seekers</b>

Imâm al_آjurrî (d.360H) [5] - rahimahullâh - said:  

“The seeker of knowledge should know that - the Mighty and Majestic - has made the worship of obligatory upon Him; and that this worship is not possible except with knowledge, the seeking has also been made obligatory upon him. He should also realise that ignorance is not befitting for a Believer. He should seek knowledge in order to dispel ignorance from himself, and to worship - the Mighty and Majestic - as Allâh has commanded; not as he desires to worship Him. So the seeker of knowledge should strive hard in this quest, be sincere in this striving and should not become amazed with himself. Rather, he should that this is a favour from Allâh upon him, since it was Allâh who gave him the ability to acquire such knowledge, by which he is able to fulfil his obligations and keep away from that which is forbidden.” [6]

Knowledge with Action  

Al_Khatîb al-Baghdâdî [7] - rahimahullâh- said:

“I advise you - O seeker of knowledge - to make the intention pure and sincere and strive to make the soul act upon what this knowledge demands. Since knowledge is a tree and actions are its fruits and the one who does not act upon his knowledge is not counted as being a Scholar. It has been said: Knowledge is the father and actions are the offspring. Indeed, knowledge comes with actions; and riwâyah (narrating) comes with a dirâyah (investigating).

So do not feel satisfied with action as long as you are lacking in knowledge; and do not feel satisfied with knowledge when you falling short in action. Rather, combine them both - even if your share of the two is small. There is nothing worse than a Scholar whose knowledge the people abandon, due to the corruption of his ways, nor an ignorant person whose ignorance the people accept, because they look at his worship. So a little knowledge, along with a little action, will more likely save you in the end - when grants His Mercy bounteously and completely. However, as regards laziness, love of ease and leisure, preferring lowliness and repose, leaning towards relaxation - then the results of these traits are blameworthy and hateful.  

And knowledge leads to action, just as action leads to being saved. So if the action is lesser than the knowledge, then knowledge is a burden upon the Scholar and we seek Allâh’s protection from knowledge which becomes a burden and produces lowliness, becoming a yoke on the neck of its owner.  

Sahl ibn Muzâhim said:  

The matter is tighter upon the Scholar than clenching the fist tightly, even though the ignorant one is not excused due to his ignorance. However, the Scholar receives a greater punishment if he abandons what he knows and does not act upon it.  

So did the Salaf (the Pious Predecessors) of the past reach the high levels which they reached, except through sincerity of ’aqîdah (beliefs), righteous and correct actions and over_powering zuhd (abstinence) in all the attracting things of this world. And did the wise ones reach the great satisfaction, except by avoiding hastening to worldly things and being pleased with what was easy, and giving what was surplus from their needs to the poor and those who asked.

Is not the one who gathers books of knowledge just like the one  

who gathers gold and silver? Is not the one who has an insatiable greed for them just like the one who is greedy about gold and silver? Is not the one who is a prisoner of the love of the former like the one who hoards the latter?  

So just as wealth does not benefit except by spending it, then  

likewise, knowledge does not benefit except by acting upon it and carrying out its obligations. So let a person examine himself and take advantage of his time, because the stopping is little, the riding beast near, the road is fearful; and going astray upon it is what is usual, the danger is great, the one who discerns has insight, - the Most High - is watching over and to Him is the return. “And whoever does an atoms weight of good shall see it, and whoever does an atoms weight of evil shall see it.” [8] ” [9]

Words of Wisdom

Ibn Masûd - radiallâhu ’anhu - said:  

“Learn, learn! So when you learn, then act.” [10]  

Az_Zuhrî (d.124H) - rahimahullâh - said:  

“The people will not trust the actions of a person who acts without knowledge. And they will not be pleased with the saying of a Scholar who does not.” [11]

Sahl ibn ’Abdullâh (d.283) - rahimahullâh - said:  

“All of mankind are drunk, except the Scholars. And all the Scholars are confused, except whoever acts according to his knowledge.”[12]  

He - rahimahullâh - also said:  

“Knowledge is one of the delights and pleasures of the world. So when it is acted upon, it becomes for the Hereafter.”[13]  

Abû ’Abdullâh ar_Rûdhabârî said:  

“Knowledge rests upon actions and actions rest upon sincerity, and sincerity for Allâh inherits understanding about Allâh - the Mighty and Majestic.”[14]

Habîb ibn ’Ubayd - rahimahullâh - said:  

“Learn knowledge and understand and be benefited by it. Do not learn it for beautifying yourselves by it. Then it may happen - if you live long - that a person beautifies himself with knowledge, just as a man beautifies himself with clothes.”[15]  

Al_Hasan al_Basrî (d.110H) - rahimahullâh - said:  

“The concern of the Scholar is tending to the flock, whilst the concern of the foolish one is just to narrate.”[16]

Fudayl ibn ’Iyyad (d.187H) - rahimahullâh - said:

“The Scholar continues to be ignorant of what he has learnt, until he acts upon it. So when he acts upon it, he becomes knowledgeable.” [17]

Al_Hasan al_Basrî - rahimahullâh - said:

“خmân (faith) is not outer decoration, nor mere hope. Rather it is what settles in the heart and what is affirmed by actions. Whoever spoke good, but did not act righteously, then Allâh throws it back upon his saying. Whoever spoke good and acted righteously, Allâh raises up the actions. This is because Allâh - the Most High - says:

“To Him ascend all goodly words, and righteous actions raise it.” ”[18]

References

1. Sûrah آl-’Imrân 3:102

2. Sûrah an_Nisâ 4:1

3. Sûrah al_Ahzâb 33:70-71

4. Related by Ibn Abî Shaybah in Kitâbul_خmân (no.99) and it was

declared Sahîh by Shaykh al_Albânî.

5. He is: the Scholar, the Imâm, the muhaddith, Muhammad ibn Husayn al-آjurrî. Imâm adh_Dhahabî said: “He was one Scholars who firmly followed the Sunnah.’’ He died in the year 360H. For his biography refer to Târîkh Baghdâd (2/243) of al-Khatîb, Tadhkiratul-Huffâdh (3/936) of adh-Dhahabî and Tabaqâtush-Shâfi’iyyah (3/149) of as_Subki.

6. Akhlâqul-’Ulemma (p.43) of Imâm Al-آjurrî

7. He is the Imâm, the Hâfidh, the Scholar of hadîth, fiqh and history, Abû Bakr ibn ’Alî ibn Thâbit better known as al_Khatîb al-Baghdâdî. Ibn Mâkawlâ said about him: “After ad_Dâraqutnî, no one entered Baghdâd the like of him.’’ For his biography refer to: Siyâr A’lâmun-Nubalâ (18/270) of adh-Dhahabî and Al-Bidâyah wan_Nihâyah (12/101-103) of Ibn Kathîr. He died in the year 463H may Allah have mercy upon him.

8. Sûrah az_Zalzalah 99:7-8

9. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (pp. 13_16) of al_Khatîb al_Baghdâdî.

10. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.10)

11. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.13)

12. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.21)

13. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.23)

14. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.30)

15. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.35)

16. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.39)

17. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.43)

18. Iqtidâ’ul_’Ilmil_’Aml (no.56)

Salam everyone u probably have noticed i havent been on here for a while.

I am going though a few problems at the moment and some disagrements with sum ppl. I was wondering abt wot i am meant to do if u dnt agree with sum1 in ur family with a certain issue related to Islam. The way its been put to me is that i have to follow wot i have been taught even though it may be wrong. Me and other ppl have tried to explain to others who r doing wrong things y it is wrong. I dnt really wnt to go into any details but they still dnt seem to listen. Instead i have jst been kinda given abuse in the way that im tld im wron even though i knw i mite be rite. Its kinds hard to explain but has ne1 gt any advice on wot i can do.

Inshallah i will do my best to get onto track again an be bk at the forum on a regular basis.

Can u pls make dua for me that i get through these problems and that Allah shows me and others the rite path to Islam.

Ameen

Bismillah

Science cannot even tell me if it is going to rain tomorrow. The closest we get is percentages. A barometer and windsock tell me about as much as the weather man does and these have been around for centuries. Doplar radar and weather stations just tell us what is coming by looking to the west. Easterly wind and rain in the west? Most likely going to rain here tomorrow. What does science actually do anyway? It describes what is already occurring. Magnetic fields and electricity have been around possiblely since the beginning of earth. These were not made only "discovered" like Columbus discovered America. Sometimes these discoveries either prove to be wrong or faulty. Look at atomic weapons. Wow. Something so powerful that it cannot be used. Not really a weapon, more of a bluff.

Cocaine and anphetamines were seen as miracle drugs at the time of discovery. Whoops. Ask doctors about the body. There are tissues and organs in there that they still do not know what they do. Any cures lately? I still get sick from the flu and common colds. Been around for as long as man has been studying medicine. I can get a flu shot. Goody! I can just get a long cold instead of the feverish flu. At least I only have to get it once right? Where did AIDS come from? What about cancer? Apparently everything causes that now.

It is a type of faulty thinking that people have fallen into. More technology and more science equals better. How? There are still wars only with scarier weapons. Do you feel like you have more free time with all the time saving devices? Not me. Study science and you will find out how little it answers and how many more questions it raises.

Friday 05 December 2003, 23:32 Makka Time, 20:32 GMT

The unmistakeable twin minarets, the domed roof and the marble staircase towards a heavy door, behind which the faithful kneel in midday prayers under the vaulted ceiling.

It could be Cairo, or Beirut or Damascus, or one of a thousand other cities and towns dotted across the Middle East and around the world. It is not.

This is Berlin, where the German capital's first mosque has just opened and there are plans for a dozen more.

The city already boasts more than 70 places of prayer for Muslims, but not until the Pehitlik opened on Columbiadamm, a non-descript street in southern Berlin, has it had a mosque.

"It is good to have a representative place," said Recep Turkogu, a member of the Turkish-Islamic Union for the Office of Religion (DITIB) which supervises 600 of the 2200 Muslim prayer centres in Germany.

Praying at home

There are some 3.4 million Muslims in Germany, including 220,000 in Berlin. An estimated two thirds are of Turkish origin.

Countrywide the Muslim community has 77 mosques. In Berlin, up to now, the prayers have been organised in apartments, halls and courtyards.

"We chose to stay in Germany," said Recep, who moved here 34 years ago, "so we want convenient places to pray. We will show extremists the door."

Old habits die hard for some, though. "Normally we pray in a flat," said three Turks arriving for midday prayers at the Pehitlik mosque.

"Praying here is a chance to socialise, but we prefer to pray at our homes."

The building on the Columbiadamm has excited little controversy, apart from a dispute over the size of the minarets.

Opposition

However, news of a dozen similar plans to build mosques or Islamic centres in Berlin, notably in the Turkish-dominated areas of Kreuzberg and Neukoelln, have raised concerns.

The Muslim community in Germany

has 77 mosques

"Generally, people think that, Islam being embedded in this district, it is legitimate that there are representative buildings," said Guenther Piening, a Berlin city official responsible for matters of racial integration.

"But they fear mosques will encourage a radicalisation that

would threaten the liberal atmosphere of those districts."

Another concern since the September 11, 2001 attacks is that some mosques could serve as recruiting centres for hardliners.

Neukoelln's conservative mayor Heinz Buschkowsky said the best way to ease concerns was to ensure transparency, notably on how a project is financed, as well as ensuring the building fitted into the local environment.

Funding

Buschkowsky is battling against a plan by a little-known group, Inssan. It was set up two years ago and has only 40 members, yet has submitted proposals for what would be one of the biggest Islamic centres in Germany, complete with cafe, creche and library as well as a prayer room.

"We chose to stay in Germany, so we want convenient places to pray. We will show extremists the door"

Recep Turkogu, a member of the Turkish-Islamic Union for the Office of Religion

The mayor is concerned about Inssan's credibility and source of funds, and says it was a mistake to grant it provisional planning permission.

But neither Piening nor Buschkowsky sees the spate of projects as a sign of any "re-awakening" of Islam, more a consequence of its growing naturalisation into German life, fuelled by competition between rival Islamic groups.

To oppose that trend, as some worried residents are doing in

places such as Kassel, central Germany, is "idiotic," Buschkowsky said, "as if people wanted to go on a Christian crusade again."

source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Raafi/messages

The Excellence of Optional Prayers (Sunnah Mu'akkadah) along with the Obligatory Prayers

1097. Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) the Mother of the Believers reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "A house will be built in Jannah for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak`ah of optional Salat other than the obligatory Salat in a day and a night (to seek the Pleasure of Allah).''

[Muslim].

Commentary: Tatawwu` means to offer more Nawafil (optional prayers) on one's own after performing the Faraid (obligatory prayers). Thus, this Hadith tells us the merits of optional prayers and holds promise of (Jannah) for those who make it a practice.

1098. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I performed along with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) two Rak`ah of optional prayers before Zuhr and two after the Zuhr (noon prayer), and two after the Friday prayer, and two after the Maghrib (evening) prayer, and two after the `Isha' (night) prayer.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: There are two kinds of Nawafil which are performed before or after the obligatory prayer. Firstly, the one which were performed by the Prophet (PBUH) more frequently. According to the present Hadith, their total comes to ten Rak`ah while in other Ahadith their total is twelve or fourteen Rak`ah. They are called Sunnah Mu'akkadah or As-Sunnan Ar-Rawatib That is, the Rak`ah which are proved from the saying and practice of the Prophet (PBUH) and which were performed by him usually. These are said to be Compulsory prayers. Secondly, such Nawafil which were not performed by the Prophet (PBUH) regularly. These are called Sunnah Ghair Mu'akkadah and are said to be Optional prayers. In any case, Nawafil have great importance in creating a special link between the worshipper and Allah, and for this reason the believers do not neglect them. But their status in Shari`ah is of Nawafil the performing of which is rewarding and omission of which is not sinful. One thing that should be borne in mind in respect of As-Sunnan Ar-Rawatib or Mu'akkadah is that it is better to perform them at home. This was the usual practice of the Prophet (PBUH), and this is what he ordained the Muslims.

1099.`Abdullah bin Mughaffal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There is a Salat (prayer) between every Adhan and Iqamah; there is a Salat between every Adhan and Iqamah.'' (While saying the same for the) third time (he (PBUH) added), "It is for him who desires (to perform it).''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: The two Adhan here means Adhan and Iqamah, as has been elucidated by Imam An-Nawawi. That is, offering of two Rak`ah between Adhan and Iqamah is Mustahabb (desirable). It comes in the category of Ghair Ratiba or Ghair Mu'akkadah Nawafil. These Nawafil can be performed after the Adhan of every Salat before the congregation stands for the obligatory Salat.