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What is the Sunnah of the five daily prayers and the Sunnah of the Friday prayer?

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There is a Sunnah prayer before and after the Jumu'ah prayer. The minimum for it is two rak'ahs before and two rak'ahs after. The more complete form is four rak'ahs before and four rak'ahs after, according to the Hanafis and Shafi'is. As for the Hanbalis, they said: there is no specific Sunnah before it; rather, a person prays as much as they wish.

As for what comes after it: Imam Al-Nawawi was of the opinion that the minimum is two rak'ahs and the more complete is four. Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Al-Qayyim held the view that if one prays in the mosque, one prays four rak'ahs, and if one prays at home, one prays two rak'ahs.

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