Lesson No 81

MASNUN AND NAFL PRAYERS

17. What prayers are the Prophet’s emphasized precept?

Ans. The following are the emphasized precepts of the holy Prophet (peace be upon him):

1. two Rak’ahs before the commanded prayer of Fajr;
2. four Rak’ahs (in one continuation ) before the commanded prayers of Dhuhr and Jum’ah;
3. Two Rak’ahs after the commanded prayers of Dhuhr;
4. four Rak’ahs (in one continuation) after the commanded prayer of Jum’ah;
5. two Rak’ahs after the commanded Maghrib prayer;
6. two Rak’ahs after the commanded prayer of ‘Isha;
7. twenty Rak’ahs of Taravih prayer during Ramadan.

17. What prayers are the unemphasized precepts of the holy Prophet (peace be on him)?

Ans. The unemphasized precepts are the following:

1. four Rak’ahs before the ’Asr prayer;
2. two Rak’ahs after the emphasized prayers in ‘Isha;
3. six Rak’ahs in Maghrib after the emphasized masnun prayer of Maghrib;
4. two Rak’ahs in Jum’ah after the emphasized Masnun prayer;
5. two Rak’ahs by way of Tahiy-yat-ul-Wudu (thanksgiving for ablution);
6. two Rak’ahs by way of Tahiy-yat-ul-Masjid (thanksgiving to the mosque);
7. four or eight pre-noon Rak’ahs;
8. two Rak’ahs after the Witr prayer;
9. four, six or eight Rak’ahs of Tahaj-jud (prayer in the small hours of the morning).
10. Salat-ut-Tasbih (Salat with additional formula in praise of Al-lah);
11. Salat-ut-Istikhara (Salat seeking Al-lah’s will or command in a certain matter;
12. Salat-ut-Taubah (prayer of repentance);
13. Salat-ul-Hajah (prayer to see fulfillment of some need or desire, from ‘Al-lah);

All the above Salats are unemphasized prayers.

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