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Ziauddin/IslamicNotes/Grade-7 UNIT – E CHAPTER – 2 صل ة السنة SALAT-US-SUNNAH: VOLUNTARY PRAYER IN ISLAM VOCABULARY تطوع Tatawwu نوافل Nawafil نفل Nafl سنن Sunan سنة Sunnah ضحى Duha سنن مؤكد ة Sunan Muakkadah سنن راتبة Sunan Ratibah تراويح Taraweeh Q.1. Define: The regular Sunnah prayer is also known in Arabic سنن راتبة :a. Sunnah Ratibah as As-sunnah Al-Muakkadah, or the “confirmed recommended prayer.” The Prophet, peace be upon him, performed this type of prayer regularly either before or after fard prayer. or extra sunnah prayer can be performed at anytime. There النوافل :b. An-Nawafil are certain timesin the day when the Prophet would occasionally perform extra sunnah prayers. These times are known to have more barakah or blessing. Salat-ud-Duha or the Midmorning prayer is performed after صل ة الضحى :c. Duha sunrise is complete and before the time of Dhuhr comes very close. The midmrning prayer is at least two rakaat and at most twelve rakaat. or the late night prayer is at least two Rakaat and is قيام الليل :d. Qiyam-ul-Layl usually performed in the late part of the night. The best prayer after the obligatory ones is the night prayer. This prayer is a special prayer that is performed after the التراويح :e. Taraweeh Isha prayer and before the Witr, during the month of Ramadan. It includes eight rakaat, according to the majority of imams. Others believe it should include twenty rakaat. Q.2. How many Rakaat are there in each confirmed Sunnah prayer? Make a table to answer the question. Ans: Prayer Sunnah Rakaat 1 Fajr 2 rakaat before fard 2 Thuhr 2 or 4 rakaat before fard and 2 rakaat after fard 3 Asr No regular prayers 4 Magrib 2 rakaat after fard 5 Isha 2 rakaat after fard Q.3. How can our Sunnah prayer help make up for mistakes in our fard prayer? Ans: Our sunnah prayers help us make up for mistakes in our fard prayer. For example, if we forgetfully miss a rakah, make a mistake in our recitation of Quran, or are absent minded during our fard prayer, Allah will look to our Sunnah prayers to take the place of our fard prayers. Q.4. What are the extra Sunnah prayers, other than the regular Sunnah prayers, that we may pray daily? Ans: The extra Sunnah prayers, other than the regular Sunnah prayers, that we may pray daily are: Ziauddin/IslamicNotes/Grade-7 Ziauddin/IslamicNotes/Grade-7 Qiyam-ul-Layl, Salat-ud-Duha, Two or four Rakaat before Asr, Two rakaat before Magrib and Isha prayer, Taraweeh prayers and Salat-ul-Istikharah. ?Describe how it is performed ? صل ة الستخار ة Q.5. What is Salat-ul-Istikharah Ans: The Propet has taught us to perform the Guidance Prayer whenever we are faced with a matter in which we have to make a decision between two choices. He said, “when a matter concerns one of you, pray two voluntary rakaat and say,: “ O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best through Your knowledge, and bring it to pass through Your power, and I ask You of Your immense favor, for You are all-powerful and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah if You know this matter to be better for me in my religion, livelihood, and final outcome then bring it about and facilitate it for me and bless me with abundance therein. And if You know this matter to be worse for me in my religion, livelihood, and final outcome, then keep it from me and keep me from it and bring about the good for me and make me pleased with it. THE END Ziauddin/IslamicNotes/Grade-7.