06-10-2007, 11:09 PM
:bismillah:
Here are some references for the numbers of rakah of farz and sunnah in each prayer. Please makedua for me. JazakAllah.
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FARZ PRAYERS (references)
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2 farz of fajr = Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 12 :: Hadith 726
4 farz in Zuhr = Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 12 :: Hadith 743
4 farz of Zuhr and Asr in normal circumstances (and 2 in travel) = Malik :: Book 20 : Hadith 20.63.212
3 farz of maghrib (in both normal circumstances and travel) = Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 20 :: Hadith 197
4 farz in Isha = Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 12 :: Hadith 722
[2 farz of isha in travel: Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 20 :: Hadith 197]
SUNNAHS (references)
<b>One Hadith explaining all the sunnahs of all prayers = Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1584</b>
justification of 2 sunnah of fajr and 4 sunnah before zuhr = Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 21 :: Hadith 276
justificationof 4 sunnah before zuhr and 2 sunnah after it = Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1584
2 rakah sunnah before zuhr is also reported in ahadith = Malik :: Book 9 : Hadith 9.23.72 and Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 21 :: Hadith 266... so i guess both 2 and 4 are sunnah.
justification of 2 rakah sunnah before asr prayer = Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1816 (also clarifys that the Prophet SAAW always
did it...so i was wrong about him not always doing it... AstaghfirULLAH)
justification of 2 sunnah after maghrib = Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1584
justification of 2 sunnah after isha = Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1584
And ALLAH (SWT) Knows Best. (Wa' ALLAHu A'lam)
:assalam: