Book 2. Chapter 7: Superogatory Prayers

Question 1

What are the superogatory prayers?

Answer 1

1. Routine Sunnah Prayers
2. Witr
3. The night prayer
4. What is prescribed to be prayed in Jama’ah
5. Prostration of Recital

Question 2

What are the routine sunnah prayers of the day? And how do we know them?

Answer 2

Ibn Umar (ra) said “Ten Raka’ahs I remembered from the Prophet Muhammad (s)

1. 2 Before Duhur and 2 After
2. Two after maghrib at home
3. Two after isha at home
4. Two before Fajr

Question 3

What is the time for Witr?

Answer 3

Between Isha and Fajr

Question 4

What is the minimum and maximum for Witr?

Answer 4

1-11

Question 5

When is Qunoot done?

Answer 5

After rising form the third Raka’ah

Question 6

When is it best to make superogatory prayers

Answer 6

At night, and thelatter half of the night is better for it than the first.

Question 7

What are the prayers to be prayed in jama’ah?

Answer 7

1. Taraweeh
2. Lunar or Solar Eclipse
3. Prayer for rain

Question 8

Taraweeh is of how many raka’ahs according to the madhab?

Answer 8

20

Question 9

What is the process of the Prayer for Lunar or Solar Eclipse?

Answer 9

One can pray individually if they wish.

1. Allahu Akhbar
2. Al Fatihah
3. Long surah
4. Long bowing
5. Rise
6. Al Fatiha
7. Long Surah but shorter than one before.
8. Long Bowing but shorter than one before it.
9. Two long sujuds
10. Rise and repeat the same as the first raka’ah.

Question 10

The prayer for rain is like which prayer?

Answer 10

The prayer of Eid.

Question 11

How many prostrations in the Quran are there?

Answer 11

14, 2 in Surat Al Hajj

Question 12

Prostration of recital is not prescribed for

Answer 12

the one who merely hears.