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nafl (voluntary prayer)

Cited in 5 segments across 5 recordings · 2015 to 2023 · term/term:nafl

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10 Mar 2023video LatestIs studying religious knowledge better than voluntary prayer? Imam Malik taught that devotion to learning is not lesser than voluntary worship, the paths to God being many, and Mufti Abu Layth urges not underestimating it. Lessonposition checkedImam MalikIbn Wahbnafl (voluntary worship) machine4 min 19 s42:25on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How can I nourish my soul this Ramadan? To deepen the bond with God, read even a little Quran daily, make personal dua and give charity; learning, poetry, art and meaningful music can also strengthen a person inwardly, not only more voluntary prayer. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythposition checkedJoseph Lumbardtaqwaduareport: dua is the marrow of worship (unresolved) machine7 min 29 s2:03:56on YouTube
17 May 2017Ramadan Q&A Fast & Fiqhious LatestShould I pray 8 or 20 rak'ahs of tarawih? Tarawih has no fixed number: eight, the least the Prophet prayed, is the base and anything above it is valid. Twenty was the common practice and the schools' broad view, but neither eight nor twenty is wrong. Question source not recordedposition checkedtarawihrak'ahmadhhabImam Malik machine4 min 36 s0:20on YouTube
2 Apr 2017video Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late? Yes: the forbidden times apply only to voluntary prayers. An obligatory prayer can be prayed at any time, including sunrise and sunset. Question written questionposition checkednafl (voluntary prayer)report: whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it let him pray it when he awakens or remembers machine1 min 10 s36:30on YouTube
3 Mar 2015video Is it a bid'ah to pray extra prayers on a fixed day every week? Fixing a voluntary prayer to a day for convenience is commendable, but fixing it for a religious reason ritualises it, which the Malikis count as discouraged bid'ah. Lessonposition checkedbid'ah (innovation in religion)nafl (voluntary prayer)tahiyyat al-masjid (prayer on entering the mosque)istikhara machine10 min 56 s12:51on YouTube