Pray only fard
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
is it wrong if i say only farz namaz and not
the sunnad and vitar namaz how many rakats are there according to hafi madab
and hanfi madab
thnx
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Answer:
Pray only Fard
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: is it wrong if i say only farz namaz and
not the sunnad and vitar namaz
Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, Allah Subhanah will
only hold man accountable for what He has declared obligatory (fard) upon
us. The other prayers or acts of Sunnah
or Nafl are voluntary if one wishes to earn extra reward from the Lord, and not
like the obligatory prayers.
The difference between the ‘fard’ (obligatory) and the
‘Sunnah’ or ‘Nafl’ forms of worship is that when one offers the ‘fard’ or
obligatory prayers and acts of worship as commanded by Allah Subhanah, he will have
fulfilled his covenant in Islam and Allah Subhanah will give him a huge reward;
and if one does not perform them without an absolutely valid reason, he will be
held severely accountable for his sin of disobedience in the Just and Supreme
Court of Allah Subhanah on the Day of Judgment.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.480 Narrated by Abu Huraira
A Bedouin (desert Arab) came to the Prophet
(saws) and said, "Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter
Sunnah and Nafl prayers or acts of worship are voluntary
and additional; if one performs them, Allah Subhanah will give him a huge
reward, and if one does not perform them there is no sin. The most that can be said of one who does not
perform the Sunnah or Nafl prayers or acts of worship is that he missed a great
opportunity to earn extra rewards for himself from the Merciful and Bounteous
Lord.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet (saws)
said: "The first thing that the people will be called to account for on
the Day of Resurrection will be the prayers.
Our Lord will say to the Angels, although He knows better: 'Look into
the Salah of My servant to see if he observed it perfectly or been negligent in
it.’ So if he observed it perfectly it
will be recorded to his credit, but if he had been negligent in it in any way,
Allah would say: ‘See if My servant has any supererogatory (Sunnah and Nafl)
prayers.’ Then if he has any
supererogatory prayers, Allah would say: ‘Make up the deficiency in My servant's
obligatory prayer with his supererogatory prayers.' Thereafter all his actions
will be examined in like manner"
Related by Abu Dawud.
Your Question: how many rakats are there according to
shafi madab and hanfi madab
Beloved brother, you have not specified which specific
prayer you are referring to when seeking knowledge regarding the number of
rakahs in a prayer. If you could kindly
specify which prayer/prayers you are referring to, we would try to the best of
our knowledge to guide you according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister