Qabliyah and Badiyah Prayers: A Complete Guide to Their Significance

Qabliyah Prayer and Ba'diyah Prayer ~ Hi, dear readers! In this article, I will explain the Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers, along with the virtues of both. One important point I want to emphasize is that there are specific rules for performing these two types of Sunnah prayers. So, keep reading!

As always, before I delve deeper into the Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers, I will quote some hadiths that are specifically related to our discussion. Pay attention!

Hadith About Qabliyah and Ba'diyah Prayer

The hadiths regarding the Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers that I refer to are as follows:

عَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ؛ حَفِظْتُ مِنَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشْرُ رَكَعَاتٍ؛ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فِيْ بَيْتِهِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فِيْ بَيْتِهِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ. مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. وَفِيْ رِوَايَةٍ؛ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيْ بَيْتِهِ. وَلِمُسْلِمٍ؛ كَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيْفَتَيْنِ.

From Ibn Umar (may Allah bless him), he said, "I have memorized ten rak'ahs from the Prophet (Muhammad) (peace be upon him); two rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs afterward, two rak'ahs after Maghrib in his house, two rak'ahs after Isha in his house, and two rak'ahs before Fajr." This hadith is narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. In another narration, it is explained, "And two rak'ahs after Friday prayers in his house." According to Muslim, "If the dawn has risen, then he does not pray except for two short rak'ahs."

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عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيْبَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ؛ سَمِعْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُوْلُ؛ مَنْ صَلَّى اِثْنَتَي عَشَرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِيْ يَوْمِهِ وَلَيْلَتِهِ بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ بَيْتٌ فِيْ الْجَنَّةِ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَفِيْ رِوَايَةٍ، تَطَوُّعًا. وِلِلتِّرْمِذِيِّ نَحْوُهُ وَزَادَ؛ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَبَعْدَهَا، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ.

From Umm Habibah, the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), she said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs in the day and night, a house will be built for him in Heaven.'" This hadith is narrated by Muslim. In another narration, it is explained that "this is all Sunnah prayer." At-Tirmidhi has a similar narration and adds, "Four rak'ahs before Zuhr and afterward, two rak'ahs after Maghrib, two rak'ahs after Isha, and two rak'ahs before Fajr."

عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ؛ قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؛ رَحِمَ اللهُ مَنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُوْ دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ.

From Ibn Umar (may Allah bless him), he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 'May Allah have mercy on those who pray four rak'ahs before Asr.'" This hadith is narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, and At-Tirmidhi.

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There are several important points related to some of the hadiths above that we need to know:

• The first hadith encourages performing some Sunnah prayers (Qabliyah and Ba'diyah) at home. It also briefly explains the recommendation to perform the Sunnah prayer before Fajr (Qabliyah Fajr), which consists of two rak'ahs.
• The second and third hadiths emphasize the virtue of Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers, indicating that they can be a reason for someone entering Heaven.
• The three hadiths clarify the timing for performing Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers. The Qabliyah prayer is performed before Zuhr, Asr, and Fajr, while the Ba'diyah prayer is performed after Zuhr, Maghrib, and Isha. The number of rak'ahs is as explained above.

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Dear readers, it is essential to remember the key points about Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers correctly. While the hadiths above explain the two kinds of prayers, the Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers can actually be performed as follows:

• Two rak'ahs before the Zuhr prayer (including two rak'ahs before the Friday prayer) (Qabliyah) and two rak'ahs afterward (Ba'diyah).
• Four rak'ahs before the Asr prayer (Qabliyah) – this can also be done as two rak'ahs, and there are no Ba'diyah prayers for Asr.
• Two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer (Qabliyah) and two rak'ahs afterward (Ba'diyah).
• Two rak'ahs before the Isha prayer (Qabliyah) and two rak'ahs afterward (Ba'diyah).
• Two rak'ahs before Fajr (Qabliyah).

Please remember! There are no Sunnah prayers (Qabliyah) after Asr and Fajr.

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The intention to perform the Qabliyah prayer is as follows:

أُصَلِّيْ سُنَّةً قَبْلِيَّةَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ الظُّهْرِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

I intend to perform the Sunnah Qabliyah Zuhr prayer, two rak'ahs, by facing the qiblah, for the sake of Allah Ta'ala.

أُصَلِّيْ سُنَّةً بَعْدِيَّةَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ الظُّهْرِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

I intend to perform the Sunnah Ba'diyah Zuhr prayer, two rak'ahs, by facing the qiblah, for the sake of Allah Ta'ala.

The examples above illustrate Qabliyah and Ba'diyah Sunnah prayers, which consist of two rak'ahs. You just need to adjust the intention for the Asr prayer and so on. If there are four rak'ahs, then the phrase رَكْعَتَيْنِ (two rak'ahs) should be changed to أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ (four rak'ahs).

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That is a brief explanation of the theme of this article. Do you understand? If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

I think that is enough for this article. May it be useful!

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