PROOF FOR FOUR 4 RAKAAT BEFORE ‘ISHA – I PRAY FOUR RAKA’AT SUNNAH BEFORE ‘ISHA – SUNNAH OR NOT?
An-Nawawi may Allah have mercy on him said: It is mustahabb to pray two rak‘ahs or more before ‘Isha’, because of the hadeeth of ‘Abdullah ibn Maghfal,
“Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak’aat (as follows): 4 Rak’aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer.” Hadith sahih … More PROOF FOR FOUR 4 RAKAAT BEFORE ‘ISHA – I PRAY FOUR RAKA’AT SUNNAH BEFORE ‘ISHA – SUNNAH OR NOT?