Sunnah of Fajr
According to the Ahnaaf, one ay read the two Sunnah of fajr while the Fardh congregation is performed, please explain?
The debate
started upon the Hadith where Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi Wassalam) had said "Once the Iqamah commence
for the prayer, there is no prayer except the Maktubah (Fard prayer)."
(Sahih Muslim Vl 1 Hadith 247)
In contrast
the Hadith had stressed a greater importance to the Sunnah of Fajr compare to
other Sunnah prayer, upon which the scholar of hadith had treated its ruling
differently.
Rasulullaah
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi Wassalam):-
"The
two (sunnah) rak'ats of Fajr are more superior to the world and everything
within it." (Sahih Muslim Vl 1 Hadith 251- Hadhrat Ayesha
®)
"Do
not abandon the Sunnah Raka'at of Fajr, even if horses trample over you."
(Sunan Abu Dawud Vl 1 Hadith 186, Atharus Sunan Vl 1 Hadith 224- Hadhrat Abu
Hurayrah ®)
"The Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam)never used to hasten towards any Nafl prayer more
than he would to perform the two rak'ats before Fajr."
(Sahih Muslim Vl 1 Hadith 251- Hadhrat Ayesha ®)
The hadith prohibiting
from performing other Salaah besides Maktubah can’t be taken literally just as
the ruling within it can’t be viewed in a general sense. Maktubah includes
Qadha Salaah (Missed Fardh Salaah), in that case it should be allowable to
perform the Qadha Salaah while the Fardh Salaah is been performed.
The Ahnaaf had
reunited both types of Ahaadith and concluded that one may pray the Sunnah of
Fajr and afterwards joins the congregation, however he should be confident that
he won’t missed the Fajr Fardh Salaah in congregation.
Likewise there
are various narrations showing the importance of the Sunnah prayer of Fajr
within the practical way of the Sahaaba as for the Ta’abein ®. Allamah Tahawi (Rahimahullah) had recorded
all these narrations in his Sharh the great Maani’ul Athaar.
Abu Ishaq says
that Hadhrat Sa'id ibnul-'Aas summoned Abu Musa, Al Hadhaifah, and 'Abdullah Ibn
Mas'ud (Radhiyallahu ‘anhum) before the Fajr prayer. When they departed from
him, the congregation for the Fajr Salaah had already begun, so 'Abdullah Ibn
Mas'ud ® perfomed two Rak'ats Sunnah first behind a pillar in the masjid, then
joined the congregation. (Vl 1 Hadith 374- Chapter of the
Sunnah of Fajr)
Upon reaching
the Masjid ‘Abdullah Ibn Abbas ® had performed his two Sunnah although the
Fardh congregation was busy, after completion, he would joined the Imaam. (Vl 1
Hadith 375)
Hadhrat Abu
Darda ® would perform his two Sunnah of Fajr while everyone else would
straighten their rows thereafter joins with the Imaam. (Vl 1 Hadith 376).
(See also both
Musannaf, Ibn Abi Shaybah Vol 2 Hadith 251-254 & Ibn Abdur Razzaq Vl 1, 2
Hadith 245, 444)
Almighty Allah
knows best
Mohammad
Ashhad Bin Saeed Al-Mahmudy
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