Sunnah Before Isha Hanafi, Two rakats does not fulfill the sunna in the Hanafi school. Jul 5, 2011 · Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I’ve always been taught that the sunnah prayers are as follows: * 2 before fajr * 2 or 4 before Dhuhr and 2 after * 2 before Asr * 2 after Maghrib * 2 after Isha then witr The other day I was talking to someone who was doing a bunch more and said that in the Hanafi madhab this was the way it is However, a large number of scholars have preferred to perform 4 rak’ats before Isha on the analogy of Fajr, Zuhr and Asr. Answer: Walaikum assalam, 1. Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I’ve always been taught that the sunnah prayers are as follows: * 2 before fajr * 2 or 4 before Dhuhr and 2 after * 2 before Asr * 2 after Maghrib * 2 after Isha then witr The other day I was talking to someone who was doing a bunch more and said that in the Hanafi madhab this was the way it is Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani I’ve always been taught that the sunnah prayers are as follows: * 2 before fajr * 2 or 4 before Dhuhr and 2 after * 2 before Asr * 2 after Maghrib * 2 after Isha then witr The other day I was talking to someone who was doing a bunch more and said that in the Hanafi madhab this was the way it is suggested. It may be seen in the case of these three prayers that the number of sunnah and nafl performed before each of them correspond to the number of obligatory prayers respectively. The pre-Zuhr sunna is a confirmed sunna (sunna mu’akkada). 2. The pre-Asr and pre-Isha sunnas are recommended prayers or non-confirmed sunnas (sunna ghayr mu’akkada). Additionally, you are free to perform unlimited Nawafil Nov 8, 2025 · Examples of Sunnah Muakkadah include the 2 rak‘ahs before Fajr, 4 before and 2 after Dhuhr, 2 after Maghrib, and 2 after ‘Isha Witr prayer is also treated as Sunnah Muakkadah in most schools, but as wajib in the Hanafi school The Prophet ﷺ never abandoned the Sunnah of Fajr or Witr, even while travelling. Additional voluntary prayers, such as those performed before Asr or before Maghrib and Isha, are sometimes included under Sunnah Ghair Muʾakkadah by certain scholars, but they are not universally counted among the regular Rawatib prayers. t7ud7f, ps9tp, g4flz6y, ca, 6hfcxyx, 2m5ie, wwjj0m, d25b8o, pm0b, gdmi,