Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Discussion on Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, p. 216
Should the four sunnahs of Ẓuhr or ʿAṣr be prayed in the same way as the first four sunnahs of Ẓuhr, i.e., in one set of four rakʿahs with a single salām, or should they be prayed two by two? What is the Sunnah method in detail?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
◈ If someone performs them two by two, this is valid.
◈ If someone performs them as four rakʿahs with one salām, this is also valid.
In other words, both methods are permissible and correct, and one may adopt either of them.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
❖ Question:
Should the four sunnahs of Ẓuhr or ʿAṣr be prayed in the same way as the first four sunnahs of Ẓuhr, i.e., in one set of four rakʿahs with a single salām, or should they be prayed two by two? What is the Sunnah method in detail?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
◈ If someone performs them two by two, this is valid.
◈ If someone performs them as four rakʿahs with one salām, this is also valid.
In other words, both methods are permissible and correct, and one may adopt either of them.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
