Is the following hadith sound: "Whoever abandons performing the four rak'ah sunnah before the fard of zuhr (noon) prayer will not be able to attain my shafa'a (intercession)"?
Submitted by on Sun, 03/05/2015 - 22:32
Dear Brother / Sister,
This hadith is narrated in the section of Babun-Nawafil of Hidaya. The source of this hadith is not mentioned in its annotation.
According to some scholars, the meaning of this hadith is as follows:
There are two kinds of shafa'a (intercession) of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) one of which is for the whole people, that is, general and the other is for only some people, that is, special. The shafa'a (intercession) which is mentioned here is not the general but for the special one. The purpose of using such a style is to prevent people from abandoning such sunnahs completely. (see. Raddul Mukhtar, II/14).
While scholars like Nawavi, Jazari and Zuhayli do not mention this hadith, the following hadith is narrated in Durrul Mukhtar where the virtue of the zuhr (noon) prayer is mentioned,
"Allah renders Hell haram for the person who continues to perform the four rak'ah sunnah before the zuhr (noon) prayer and the four rak'ah sunnah after the zuhr (noon) prayer."
Though this hadith is included in Kutub as-Sitta, the narration which is mentioned in Hidaye is not included. (see. Naylu'l Awtar, Vol. II/20).
Questions on Islam
- What is the importance of sunnah prayers? Is it enough to perform only fard prayers?
- Why do we need to read Subhanaka supplication when we stand up for the third rak’ah after the first sitting when we perform the sunnah prayers of the afternoon (asr) and night (isha) prayers?
- Is it permissible to perform sunnah prayers which are needed to be performed before fard after fard? For example, performing the sunnah of the fajr prayer after its fard in order to catch up with the jamaah (congregation).
- Is hell rendered forbidden (haram) to those who perform the last sunnah of the noon prayer as four rak'ahs?
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (The First Sunnah)
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (Fard)
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (The Last Sunnah)
- What is the reason for the following hadith: “Do not abandon the sunnah of the morning prayer even if horsemen chase you.”?
- Is it permissible to perform only the fards of the daily prayers and to abandon the sunnahs?
- Are the last sunnahs of the noon, evening and night prayers, which are sunnah muakkadah, be performed as four rak’ahs? Is there a hadith about it?
