Ruling on Offering Voluntary Prayers After Tahiyyat al-Masjid When the Adhan Is Given
Taken from: Fatawa Arkan al-Islam
❖ Question:
If a person enters the mosque, performs Tahiyyat al-Masjid, and then the Mu’adhdhin calls the Adhan, can he offer voluntary prayers in that situation?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʾammā baʿd!
If the Adhan is for Fajr or Ẓuhr, then after the Mu’adhdhin finishes:
❀ Before Fajr — perform two rakʿahs of Sunnah prayer.
❀ Before Ẓuhr — perform four rakʿahs of Sunnah prayer.
These are Sunnah Mu’akkadah and carry great reward.
If the Adhan is for any other prayer — such as ʿAṣr, Maghrib, or ʿIshāʾ — then offering voluntary prayers is still a Sunnah practice.
The evidence is the statement of the Prophet ﷺ:
«بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ»
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Adhān, Bāb Bayna Kulli Adhānatayn Ṣalāh, ḥadīth no. 627)
“Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer.”
This Hadith clearly shows that performing voluntary prayers between the Adhan and the Iqamah is a legislated and recommended act.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
