please advise – due to time constraints at work is it accpetable to just read the fard salaah.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
It is highly discouraged for one to leave out the sunnah salāh. It is generally noticed that when a person becomes continuously negligent in regards to his sunnah salāh, he or she inevitably becomes negligent in his wājib and fard salāhs as well. In lieu of completely abandoning the sunnah salāh due to time constraints, we would rather encourage you to perform it at a quicker pace than your normal salāh and recite the shortest sūrahs of the Holy Qur’ān. It will take no longer than a few minutes. At times one might feel as if he or she is taking much longer; however, this is merely a devilish insinuation attempting to disturb the mind of the worshipper and lead him or her to abandoning salāh.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa
Concurred by:
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah