Darulifta Ahlesunnat (Dawateislami)
What do the honourable scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: will praying the 2 sunnah and nafl after Maghrib salah be considered as praying the mustahab Salat al-Awwabīn, or one must offer additional 6 nafl Rak’aat after the sunnahs?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
Salat Al Awwabin collectively refers to the 2 sunnah Rak’aat and 4 nafl Rak’aat that are offered after the fard Rak’aat of Maghrib salah. Therefore, if a person offers 2 sunnah Rak’aat and 4 nafl Rak’aat after Maghrib salah, his mustahab of praying Salat al-Awwabeen will be fulfilled. However, it will not be considered Salat al-Awwabīn if he only offers 2 sunnah Rak’aat and 2 nafl Rak’aat.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered By: Abul Faizan Irfan Ahmad Madani
Verified by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari