Is It Permissible To Pray Sunnah Prayer Before Maghrib?
Question: Can I Solah sunnah 10-15 mins before mahgrib ?
Summary:
It is not permissible to pray the Sunnah prayer before Maghrib ten or fifteen minutes before the Maghrib adhan, because its time has not yet begun. Rather, what is prescribed is to pray it after the Maghrib adhan and before the iqamah of the prayer. It is a recommended Sunnah and is not one of the emphasized regular Sunnah prayers.
Answer:
First: It Is From the Sunnah to Pray Between the Adhan and Iqamah
From the Sunnah:
- Narrated by al-Bukhari.Abdullah ibn Mughaffal رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Pray before the Maghrib prayer.” On the third occasion, he said: “For whoever wishes,” because he disliked that the people would take it as an established Sunnah.
The meaning of the hadith is: Pray two rakahs after the Maghrib adhan and before the iqamah of the prayer, because this is the time in which the prayer before Maghrib is performed.
Second: The General Evidence
From the Sunnah:
- Al-BukhariAbdullah ibn Mughaffal رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer, between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer, between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer,” and on the third occasion he said: “For whoever wishes.” Agreed upon.
What is meant by the “two calls to prayer” is the adhan and the iqamah.
Third: The Practice of the Companions رضي الله عنهم
From the Salaf:
- Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه said:
“When the muezzin gave the adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would hasten to the pillars and pray two rakahs before Maghrib, until the Prophet ﷺ came out while they were still in that state, and there was only a short interval between the adhan and the iqamah.” Narrated by al-Bukhari.
This indicates that they would pray these two rakahs immediately after the adhan and before the iqamah.
From the Scholars:
- Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz رحمه الله On The Ruling on Praying After the Maghrib Adhan Before the Obligatory Prayer:
“There is no regular Sunnah prayer before Maghrib, but the Messenger ﷺ said: ‘Pray before Maghrib’... So when the adhan is given, it is prescribed for a person to stand and pray two rakahs... and the Companions used to do this as well.”
- He also said:
“The two rakahs before Maghrib are a Sunnah, but they are not a regular Sunnah prayer. However, if a person is in the mosque, it is recommended for him to pray two rakahs after the Maghrib adhan.”
- Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله:
What is the ruling on praying two rakahs after the two adhans on Friday, and does the hadith, “Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer,” apply to this? “As for the hadith, ‘Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer,’ what is meant by the two calls to prayer here is the adhan and the iqamah... If the adhan is for a prayer that has no regular Sunnah prayer before it, such as Asr, Maghrib, and Isha, then one may also pray between the adhan and iqamah, but it is not a regular Sunnah prayer. For this reason, the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer, for whoever wishes,’ because he disliked that the people would take it as a regular Sunnah prayer.”
Is It Permissible for Me to Pray It Ten or Fifteen Minutes Before the Adhan? No, because: The time for the Maghrib prayer has not yet begun. The Sunnah that has been reported is to pray between the adhan and iqamah. Therefore, the two rakahs prayed before the adhan are not considered the Sunnah prayer before Maghrib. However, if a Muslim prays before the adhan as a general voluntary prayer at a time that is not a prohibited time for prayer, there is no harm in that, but it is not the Sunnah prayer before Maghrib. Conclusion: The Sunnah prayer before Maghrib is not prayed before the adhan. Its prescribed time is after the Maghrib adhan and before the iqamah of the prayer. It is a recommended Sunnah and is not an emphasized regular Sunnah prayer. As for praying ten or fifteen minutes before the adhan, it is not considered the Sunnah prayer before Maghrib. However, if it is performed as a general voluntary prayer at a time that is not a prohibited time for prayer, there is no harm in it.
And Allah knows best.
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