Got some confusion when I perform Sunnah prayers directly before and after the Fard prayers. Is the Sunnah prayer exactly the same as the the Fard?
For example for Asr, there are 4 rakats Sunnah before the Fard, so after the 4th Sunnah rakat, do I do the Salaam and then stand up and do Takbir to start the Fard prayer of Asr??
Another example is for Zhur which has 4 Sunnah rakats before the Fard and 2 Sunnah rakats after the Fard, so do I perform 4 rakats sunnah then salaam, perform the 4 fard rakats then salam then perform the 2 sunnah rakats then salam and say Takbir at the start of the sunnah, start of the fard and then Takbir at the beginnining of the 1st rakat for the final sunnah prayer??
Got some confusion when I perform Sunnah prayers directly before and after the Fard prayers. Is the Sunnah prayer exactly the same as the the Fard?
For example for Asr, there are 4 rakats Sunnah before the Fard, so after the 4th Sunnah rakat, do I do the Salaam and then stand up and do Takbir to start the Fard prayer of Asr??
Another example is for Zhur which has 4 Sunnah rakats before the Fard and 2 Sunnah rakats after the Fard, so do I perform 4 rakats sunnah then salaam, perform the 4 fard rakats then salam then perform the 2 sunnah rakats then salam and say Takbir at the start of the sunnah, start of the fard and then Takbir at the beginnining of the 1st rakat for the final sunnah prayer??
A'salamu alaykum, brother.
Sunnah prayers are performed in 2 rakat segments.
Firstly, here are the Sunnah prayers:
Fajr - 2 rakat before Fard Fajr Salah
Dhuhr - 4 rakat (2+2) before Fard Dhuhr Salah and 2 rakat after Fard Dhuhr Salah
Maghrib - 2 rakat after Fard Maghrib Salah
Isha - 2 rakat after Fard Isha Salah
(There are more, like you mentioned associated with Asr, Duha, Witr, Tahajjud, etc.)
After you've understood that...
After the Salam of each prayer, you do not immediately stand up and perform Takbir for the next Salah. After you've prayed your Sunnah prayer or your Fard prayer (whatever it may be), you should get up and move around so that you are not joining any two of your prayers together. Or make some Duas, or recite Ayat Al Kursi, Dhikr, etc. So for example, you don't perform 2 rakat Sunnah prayers immediately after your Fard Isha prayer.. After the Salam, move around, or make Dua, etc. even if just for a moment. So you don't add them together.
Secondly, Sunnah prayers are prayed in segments of 2. Most of them are only 2 rakat so that's fine. But like the 4 rakat Sunnah before Dhuhr should be prayed (2 rakat with Salam, + immediately 2 rakat with Salam)
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