Assalamualaikum, How many rakath Sunnah are to be offered during Jum’ah salaah.Some say it is two sunnah before fardh and two after.But some say it is 4 sunnate muakkida before and after and 2 sunnate ghair muakkida.Can you please make it clear how many sunnat-e-muakkida and how many ghair muakkida during Jum’ah salaah? wassalam.
Answer
(Fatwa: 725/506/L=1431)
There are four rak?at sunnah muakkada before Jumuah salah while after Jumuah salah there are four rakat sunnat muakkadah and two rakat sunnat ghair muakkadah.
سن سنة مؤكده…..منها أربع قبل الجمعة ….و منها أربع بعدها (طحاوى على مراقى الفلاح فصل في بيان النوافل، ص:213).
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband