Is it permissible to pray two Rak'ahs immediately after the Adhan and before commencing the Maghrib prayer?
Praying two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer and after the adhan is permissible. It is among the non-regular and non-emphasized sunnah prayers. This is supported by what Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abdullah ibn Mughaffal, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Between every two adhans there is a prayer," and he said for the third time: "for whoever wishes." Muslim also narrated from Anas ibn Malik who said: "We were in Madinah, and when the muezzin called the adhan for the Maghrib prayer, they would hasten to the pillars and pray two rak'ahs."
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