5 Important Sunnahs of Salah and Purification Forgotten Today
Source: Aḥkām wa Masā’il fī Ḍaw’ al-Qur’ān wa al-Ḥadīth, Vol. 01, p. 561
Question
السُّنَنُ الْمَهْجُوْرَۃُ (Those Sunnahs which have been abandoned) — what are they? Kindly also provide their evidences.
Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa as-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, ammā ba‘d!
Sunnah Mahjūrah — i.e., Sunnahs that have been abandoned — in reality, are many in number. However, since you have asked this question in a specific manner, it would require considerable time to comprehensively mention all of them in this way. Due to preoccupation, it is not possible to dedicate such time here. Therefore, only a few important Sunnahs Mahjūrah are briefly mentioned below:
✿ Some Abandoned Sunnahs and Their Evidences
➊ اَلْمَسْحُ عَلَی النَّعْلَیْنِ
(Wiping over the shoes)
- Mentioned in: Tirmidhī, Abū Dāwūd, Sharḥ Ma‘ānī al-Āthār
- Also: Mulḥaq al-Shaykh al-Albānī ḥafiẓahullāh ta‘ālā bi-ākhir Risālah al-Masḥ ‘ala al-Jawrabayn of al-Qāsimī raḥimahullāh ta‘ālā
➋ زِیَادَۃ ’’وَبَرَکَاتُہُ‘‘ فِیْ تَسْلِیْمِ الصَّلاَۃِ
(Adding “wa barakātuh” when concluding the prayer with salām)
- Evidence: Abū Dāwūd, Irwā’ al-Ghalīl
➌ جَعْلُ الْقَدَمِ الْیُسْرٰی بَیْنَ الْفَخِذِ وَالسَّاقِ فِی جُلُوْسِ الصَّلاَۃِ
(Placing the left foot between the thigh and shin while sitting in prayer)
- Evidence: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Bāb Ṣifat al-Julūs fī al-Ṣalāh
➍ اَلصَّلاَۃُ حَالَ الْاِنْتِعَالِ
(Performing prayer while wearing shoes)
- Established in: Abū Dāwūd and others
➎ اَلنَّہْیُ عَنِ الْاِنْتِعَالِ قَائِمًا
(Prohibition of putting on shoes while standing)
- Evidence: Ibn Mājah, Kitāb al-Libās, Bāb al-Inti‘āl Qā’iman
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
