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What is the ruling on one who abandoned the Sunnah prayer before Dhuhr and sufficed with praying only two rak'ahs after it?

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It is recommended for Muslim men and women to perform many supererogatory acts of worship (nawafil) to compensate for any deficiencies in their obligatory duties (fara'id), and because they are a reason for Allah's love for His servant, as stated in the Qudsi Hadith: "My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory acts until I love him..." And whoever intentionally abandons the sunnah (recommended) prayer before Dhuhr does not commit a sin, but he misses out on much good. However, consistently abandoning the sunan (plural of sunnah) is considered a deficiency in one's religious practice.

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