Thursday, August 4, 2011

Two Rakat before the Maghrib prayer

SAHIH BUKHARI, BOOK 21 Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 278:
Narrated Marthad bin 'Abdullah Al-Yazani:

I went to 'Uqba bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and said, "Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two Rakat before the Maghrib prayer?" 'Uqba said, "We used to do so in the life-time of Allah's Apostle." I asked him, "What prevents you from offering it now?" He replied, "Business."