What is the time difference between rakatul fajr and salaatus subhi?
Published as Salaatus Subh
Question
What is the time difference between rakatul fajr and salaatus subhi? Should the sunnah be considered as optional?
Answer
Salaatus Subh refers to Fajr Salaah.
The two rakaats Sunnah of fajr is Sunnat-e-Muaqqadah (an emphasized Sunnah).
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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