Accordingly, this regular Sunnah prayer is excluded from the general scope of the hadith, “The prayers of the night and day are performed two rak‘ahs at a time.” (1)

The hadith indicates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to perform these four rak‘ahs before Asr. Therefore, counting them among the regular Sunnah prayers is correct, Allah willing, since both his words and his practice in this regard are authentically established. And Allah is the One who grants success.

(4-2-2) The Regular Sunnah Prayer of Maghrib:

The following issues relate to this regular Sunnah prayer:

First: Its ruling.

Second: Its manner and virtue.

Third: The particular emphasis on performing it at home.

These matters are explained as follows:

First: Its ruling:

The regular Sunnah prayer of Maghrib is one of the regular Sunnah prayers that Muslims are encouraged to observe consistently. This Sunnah is established from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) through both his words and his practice.

Second: Its manner and virtue:

The regular Sunnah prayer of Maghrib consists of two rak‘ahs performed after the Maghrib prayer. The following evidence for it was cited earlier:

The hadith of Umm Habība, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) say: “There is no Muslim servant who performs twelve voluntary rak‘ahs for Allah each day, apart from the obligatory prayers, except that Allah builds for him a house in