Question:
Answer:
The reading of 2 Rak’aats Nafl Salaah after the Adhaan of Maghrib before the Fardh Salaah is a matter which the scholars hold conflicting views on. This difference has been found amongst the initial scholars of Islam. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar used to refute its validity. And besides the Ahnaaf, Imam Maalik used to prohibit from this Salaah as well. According to the preferred opinion in the Hanafi Madhab, reading two Rak’aats Nafl Salaah after the Adhaan of Maghrib before the Fardh Salaah is not preferable and Mustahab. Rather it is merely allowed provided there is no unnecessary delay in the Fardh of Maghrib.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
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28 June 2007
12 Jumaaduth Thaani 1428