Is it permissible to pray the sunnah (recommended prayer) that precedes the obligatory prayer after the time for the (obligatory) prayer has elapsed?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
A Muslim must perform the prayers at their prescribed times and in congregation if possible. It is not permissible to delay them without a valid excuse. If it is 2 o'clock before the entry of 'Asr time, then the Dhuhr time is still ongoing, and performing its pre-prayer regular is permissible. However, if 'Asr time begins at 2 o'clock, then according to some scholars, the Dhuhr time has expired, and performing its pre-prayer regular Sunnah would then be a permissible make-up prayer.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/84885
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 84885
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy