بَابُ صِفَةِ الصَّلَاةِThe Description of Prayer

Allah Almighty says:

"And they were not commanded except ¹ to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion." (Quran 98:5)

"And your Lord glorify." (Quran 74:3)

"And mentions the name of his Lord and prays." (Quran 87:15)

"And stand before Allah in devotion." (Quran 2:238)

"So recite what is easy from the Quran." (Quran 73:20)

"And indeed, it is in the scriptures of the former peoples." (Quran 26:196)

"And bow down." (Quran 2:43)

"And establish prayer." (Quran 4:77)

"And prostrate." (Quran 2:43)

¹ The statement: "And they were not commanded except..." indicates that prayer is also an act of worship, and worship requires complete sincerity to Allah. Sincerity cannot be achieved without intention, so it is necessary to have the intention for prayer. This is mentioned in Ta'liq I'la as-Sunan.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: A man entered the mosque and prayed while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was in a corner of the mosque. The man came and greeted him, but the Prophet said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man returned and prayed, then came back and greeted him again. The Prophet said, "And upon you be peace. Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." On the third occasion, the man said, "Teach me." ¹ The Prophet said, "When you stand for prayer, perform ablution properly, then face the Qiblah, say Takbir, and recite what is easy for you from the Quran. Then bow until you are at ease in your bowing, then rise until you are standing straight. Then prostrate until you are at ease in your prostration, then sit up until you are at ease in your sitting, then prostrate again until you are at ease in your prostration. Then rise and do the same in your entire prayer." [Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa’i, and Abu Dawud added: "If you do this, your prayer will be complete. If you omit anything, you will have diminished your prayer."]

Narrated by Rifa'ah ibn Rafi', may Allah be pleased with him: A man came and prayed in the mosque, then greeted the Prophet, peace be upon him. The Prophet said, "Repeat your prayer, for you have not prayed." The man said, "Teach me, O Messenger of Allah, how to pray." The Prophet said, "When you face the Qiblah, say Takbir, then recite Umm al-Quran (Surah Al-Fatihah) and whatever Allah wills you to recite. When you bow, place your palms on your knees and make your bowing firm, straighten your back. When you rise, straighten your spine and raise your head until your bones return to their joints. When you prostrate, make your prostration firm. When you rise, sit on your left thigh. Do this in every Rak'ah and prostration until you are at ease." This is the wording in Al-Masabih.

Abu Dawud reported it with slight variation, and Al-Tirmidhi and Al-Nasa’i reported its meaning.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, led us in the Dhuhr prayer. A man at the back of the rows performed the prayer incorrectly. When the Prophet finished, he called him and said, "O so-and-so, do you not fear Allah? Do you not see how you pray? You think that what you do is hidden from me, but by Allah, I see what is behind me just as I see what is in front of me." [Narrated by Ahmad]

Narrated by Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her: "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would begin the prayer with the Takbir and recite Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-'Alamin (Surah Al-Fatihah). When he bowed, he would neither raise his head too high nor lower it too much, but kept it balanced. When he raised his head from bowing, he would not prostrate until he stood straight. When he raised his head from prostration, he would not prostrate again until he sat upright. He would say the Tashahhud after every two Rak'ahs. He would lay his left foot flat and raise his right foot. He forbade sitting like the devil and spreading one's arms like a beast. He would conclude the prayer with the Taslim." [Narrated by Muslim]

Narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: "When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood for prayer, he would say Takbir upon standing, then say Takbir when bowing. When raising his back from bowing, he would say, 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah' (Allah hears those who praise Him), and while standing, he would say, 'Rabbana lakal-hamd' (Our Lord, to You is all praise). He would say Takbir when descending for prostration, when raising his head from prostration, and when standing after two Rak'ahs. He would do this throughout his prayer until he completed it." [Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Narrated by Ata ibn As-Sa'ib: Salim al-Barrad, whom I trusted more than myself, narrated that Abu Mas'ud al-Badri said, "Shall I not pray for you as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed?" He then led us in four Rak'ahs, saying Takbir every time he lowered and raised his head, and said, "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, pray." [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

Narrated by Sa'id ibn al-Harith ibn al-Mu'alla: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri led us in prayer and pronounced the Takbir aloud when raising his head from prostration, when prostrating, and when rising after two Rak'ahs. He said, "This is how I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, pray." [Narrated by Al-Bukhari]

Narrated by Ikrimah: "I prayed behind someone in Makkah who said twenty-two Takbirs. I said to Ibn Abbas, 'He is foolish.' Ibn Abbas replied, 'May your mother lose you! It is the Sunnah of Abu al-Qasim (the Prophet).'" [Narrated by Al-Bukhari)

Narrated by Abd al-Jabbar ibn Wa'il, from his father: "He saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, raise his hands upon starting the prayer until his thumbs were parallel to his earlobes." [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i]

A similar narration is narrated by Abu Dawud. Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak, Al-Daraqutni, and Al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan reported a similar narration from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is authentic according to the conditions of Al-Bukhari and Muslim, and I know of no flaw in it."

In a narration by Abu Dawud, Al-Nasa’i, At-Tabarani, Al-Daraqutni, and Muslim from Wa'il ibn Hujr: "I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, raise his hands to the level of his ears when starting the prayer."

Narrated by Bashir ibn Nahik: Abu Hurairah said, "If I were in front of the Prophet, peace be upon him, I would see his armpits." [Narrated by Abu Dawud and Al-Nasa’i)

Narrated by Wa'il ibn Hujr: "He saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when starting the prayer, with his thumbs parallel to his ears, and then say Takbir." [Narrated by Abu Dawud]

In another narration by Abu Dawud: "He raised his thumbs to his earlobes."

Narrated by Abu Humaid as-Sa'idi, may Allah be pleased with him: "When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood for prayer, he would face the Qiblah, raise his hands, and say, 'Allahu Akbar.'" [Narrated by Ibn Majah]

Narrated by Al-Bara' ibn Azib, may Allah be pleased with him: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, would raise his hands during prayer until his thumbs were parallel to his ears." [Narrated by Ahmad, Ishaq ibn Rahwayh, Al-Daraqutni in his Sunan, and Ibn Abi Shaybah]

Al-Daraqutni added: "He did not repeat it." At-Tahawi, Al-Bukhari, and Muslim reported similar narrations.

Narrated by Abdul Aziz ibn Hakim: "I saw Ibn Umar raise his hands to the level of his ears only during the first Takbir of the prayer, and he did not raise them at any other time." [Narrated by Muhammad]

Allah Almighty says: "Restrain your hands and establish prayer." (Quran 4:77) The author of Al-Kanz al-Madfun and Al-Fulk al-Mashhun said: "This indicates that raising the hands is not done during transitions in prayer."

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him: "Shall I not inform you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" He then stood and raised his hands only once at the beginning and did not raise them again. In another narration: "He did not raise them afterward." [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i]

The scholar Al-Hashim al-Madani said in Kashf ar-Rayn regarding the issue of raising hands: "The chain of Al-Nasa’i meets the conditions of Al-Bukhari and Muslim."

Narrated by Alqamah: "Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said to us, 'Shall I not pray for you as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed?' He then prayed and did not raise his hands except once, during the opening Takbir." [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Al-Nasa’i]

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him: "Shall I not pray for you as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed?" He then prayed and did not raise his hands except during the first Takbir. [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi]

Al-Tirmidhi said: "The hadith of Ibn Mas'ud is a Hasan hadith, and this is the opinion of many scholars among the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the Tabi'in. It is also the view of Sufyan and the scholars of Kufa."

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, peace be upon him: "He would raise his hands during the first Takbir and would not raise them again." [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

Narrated by Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him: "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came out to us and said, 'Why do I see you raising your hands like the tails of restless horses? Be calm in prayer.'" [Narrated by Muslim]

In the Musnad of our Imam Abu Hanifah, it is narrated from Sufyan ibn Uyaynah: "Abu Hanifah and Al-Awza'i met in the house of Al-Khannatin in Makkah. Al-Awza'i said to Abu Hanifah, 'Why do you not raise your hands during prayer when bowing and when rising from it?' Abu Hanifah replied, 'Because nothing authentic has been established from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, regarding it.'

Al-Awza'i said, 'How can it not be authentic when Az-Zuhri narrated to me from Salim, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to raise his hands when starting the prayer, when bowing, and when rising from it?' Abu Hanifah replied, 'Hammad narrated to us from Ibrahim, from Alqamah and Al-Aswad, from Ibn Mas'ud, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not raise his hands except at the beginning of the prayer and did not repeat it.'

Al-Awza'i said, 'I narrate to you from Az-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father, and you say Hammad narrated to you from Ibrahim?' Abu Hanifah replied, 'Hammad was more knowledgeable than Az-Zuhri, Ibrahim was more knowledgeable than Salim, and Alqamah was not inferior to Ibn Umar in knowledge, even though Ibn Umar had the privilege of companionship. Al-Aswad also had great merit, and Abdullah (Ibn Mas'ud) is Abdullah.' Al-Awza'i remained silent."

Narrated by Mujahid: "I prayed behind Ibn Umar, and he did not raise his hands except during the first Takbir of the prayer." [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

At-Tahawi said: "Ibn Umar saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, raise his hands, but he later stopped doing so. This indicates that he must have known that the practice had been abrogated, and the evidence for that became clear to him."

The scholar Al-Ayni said: "The evidence used by the opponents regarding raising the hands is interpreted as being from the early days of Islam, which was later abrogated. The proof for this is that Abdullah ibn Az-Zubayr saw a man raising his hands during prayer when bowing and rising, and he said to him, 'Do not do this, for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did it and then abandoned it.'"

Narrated by Ibrahim, from Al-Aswad: "I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, raise his hands during the first Takbir and not raise them again." [Narrated by At-Tahawi and Al-Bayhaqi]

At-Tahawi said: "This is an authentic hadith."

Narrated by Asim ibn Kulaib al-Jarmi, from his father, who was among the companions of Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: "Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah honor his face, used to raise his hands during the first Takbir with which he began the prayer, and he did not raise them again during the rest of the prayer." [Narrated by Muhammad, At-Tahawi, and Ibn Abi Shaybah]

The scholar Al-Ayni said: "Its chain is authentic according to the conditions of Muslim. It is not permissible for Ali to have seen the Prophet, peace be upon him, do something and then abandon it unless the raising of hands outside the opening Takbir had been abrogated."

Narrated by Alqamah, from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him: "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, Abu Bakr, and Umar, and they did not raise their hands except at the beginning of the prayer." [Narrated by Al-Daraqutni and Ibn Adi]

Narrated by Ibrahim: "Abdullah (Ibn Mas'ud) did not raise his hands during any part of the prayer except at the beginning." [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

Narrated by Ibrahim: "Do not raise your hands during any part of the prayer after the first Takbir." [Narrated by Muhammad in Al-Muwatta and Al-Athar]

Narrated by Husayn ibn Abdur-Rahman: "Amr ibn Murrah and I entered upon Ibrahim an-Nakha'i. Amr said: 'Alqamah ibn Wa'il al-Hadrami narrated to me from his father that he prayed with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and saw him raise his hands when saying Takbir, when bowing, and when rising from bowing.'

Ibrahim said: 'I do not know; perhaps he only saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, pray on that day and remembered this, while Ibn Mas'ud and his companions did not. I have not heard this from any of them. They only raised their hands at the beginning of the prayer when saying Takbir.'" [Narrated by Muhammad]

Narrated by Amr ibn Murrah: "I entered the mosque of Hadramawt, and Alqamah ibn Wa'il was narrating from his father that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to raise his hands before and after bowing. I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and he became angry, saying, 'He saw it, but Ibn Mas'ud and his companions did not.'" [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

Narrated by Al-Mughirah: "I said to Ibrahim, 'What about the hadith of Wa'il that he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, raise his hands when starting the prayer, when bowing, and when rising from bowing?' Ibrahim replied, 'If Wa'il saw him do it once, Abdullah (Ibn Mas'ud) saw him fifty times not doing it.'" [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

And from Alqamah ibn Wa’il, from his father, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he stood in prayer, grasp his left hand with his right hand. [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i]

And from Qabisa ibn Hulb, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer and would take his left hand with his right hand. [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]

And from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “We, the community of prophets, have been commanded to hasten our Iftar, delay our Suhoor, and place our right hands over our left hands in prayer.” [Narrated by At-Tabarani with a authentic chain and At-Tayalisi]

In a narration by Muslim, from Wa’il ibn Hujr: He saw the Prophet ﷺ place his right hand over his left hand.

And from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, who said: The Prophet ﷺ passed by me while I had placed my left hand over my right hand, so he took my right hand and placed it over my left hand. [Narrated by Ibn Majah and An-Nasa’]

And from Sahl ibn Sa’d, who said: The people were commanded that a man should place his right hand over his left forearm in prayer. [Narrated by Al-Bukhari]

In a narration by Al-Nasa’i, from Wa’il ibn Hujr, who said: I said to myself, “I will observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to see how he prays.” So I observed him. He stood, said the Takbir, and raised his hands until they were level with his ears. Then he placed his right hand over the back of his left hand, wrist, and forearm.

Our scholars said: The Sunnah is to combine placing and grasping, reconciling what has been mentioned in the narrations. In some narrations, there is mention of grasping, in others, placing one hand over the other, and in others, placing the hand on the forearm. The method of reconciliation is to place the right palm over the left palm, form a circle with the thumb and little finger around the wrist, and extend the remaining three fingers over the forearm. This fulfills the descriptions of placing the hand over the hand, over the forearm, and grasping the left hand with the right hand.

The foundational principle is that whenever it is possible to reconcile two seemingly contradictory matters, one should not abandon either of them. This is mentioned in Al-Halbi and Al-Muhtar.

And from Alqamah ibn Wa’il ibn Hujr, from his father, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ place his right hand over his left hand in prayer below the navel. [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah]

In ‘Umdat Ar-Ri’ayah: Its chain is good, and all its narrators are trustworthy. This was stated by Al-Hafiz Qasim ibn Qutlubugha and Shaykh Abid As-Sindi. The scholar Abu At-Tayyib Al-Madani said: This is a strong hadith in terms of its chain.

And from Ali, who said: It is from the Sunnah to place the palm over the palm in prayer below the navel. [Narrated by Abu Dawud, Ahmad, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Al-Daraqutni, and Al-Bayhaqi]

And from Ibrahim An-Nakha’i: He used to place his right hand over his left hand below the navel. [Narrated by Muhammad in Al-Athar]

And from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The best prayer is one with a long Qunut (supplication).” [Narrated by Muslim]

And from Abbas ibn Sahl, who said: Abu Humayd, Abu Usayd, Sahl ibn Sa’d, and Muhammad ibn Maslamah gathered and discussed the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abu Humayd said: I will teach you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ bowed and placed his hands on his knees as if he was grasping them, and he stretched his hands, pulling them away from his sides. [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi]

And from Abu Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami, who said: Umar said, “The Sunnah is to grasp the knees.” [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i]

In a narration by At-Tabarani from Anas: The Prophet ﷺ said, “O my son, when you bow, place your palms on your knees, spread your fingers, and raise your hands away from your sides.”

And from Wabisa ibn Ma’bad, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying. When he bowed, he straightened his back so much that if water were poured on it, it would have stayed in place. [Narrated by Ibn Majah]

And from Aisha, who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bowed, he neither raised his head too high nor lowered it too much, but kept it in between. [Narrated by Ibn Majah, Al-Tirmidhi, Muslim, and Ibn Hibban]

And from her (Aisha), who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from bowing, he would not prostrate until he stood straight. When he prostrated and raised his head, he would not prostrate again until he sat upright. He would spread his left leg. [Narrated by Ibn Majah]

In a narration by Abu Dawud from Abu Humayd: Then he would go down to the ground in prostration, keeping his hands away from his sides and spreading his toes. Then he would raise his head, bend his left leg, and sit on it. He would sit upright until every bone returned to its place, then he would prostrate again. In another narration by Abu Dawud: He would spread his thighs without resting his stomach on them until he finished.

And from Abu Ishaq, who said: I asked Al-Bara’ ibn Azib, “Where did the Prophet ﷺ place his face when he prostrated?” He replied, “Between his palms.” [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and At-Tahawi while Muslim, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated something similar]

And from Wa’il ibn Hujr, who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated, his hands were in line with his ears. [Narrated by At-Tahawi, Abdur-Razzaq, and Ishaq ibn Rahwayh]

In a narration by Al-Nasa’i: Then he said the Takbir and prostrated, and his hands were in line with his ears in the direction he was facing for prayer.

And from Abu Huraira, who said: The Prophet ﷺ would rise in prayer using the front part of his feet. [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, who said: This is the practice followed by the people of knowledge]

And from Ayyash ibn Sahl As-Sa’idi, who was in a gathering with his father, a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and in the gathering were Abu Huraira, Abu Usayd, Abu Humayd As-Sa’idi, and other Ansar. They discussed the prayer, and Abu Humayd said, “I will show you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, as I followed him closely.” They said, “Show us.” So he stood to pray while they watched. He said the Takbir and raised his hands at the beginning of the Takbir, then mentioned a long hadith in which he described that when he raised his head from the second prostration of the first Rak’ah, he stood without sitting. [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

And from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, who would rise in prayer using the front part of his feet and did not sit. [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah and Al-Bayhaqi]

In a narration by both from Ibn Umar and Ibn Az-Zubair, something similar is mentioned.

And from Ash-Sha’bi, who said: Umar, Ali, and the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would rise in prayer using the front part of their feet. [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah]

Nu'man ibn Abi 'Ayyash reported: I met several companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when one of them raised his head from the second prostration in the first or third rak'ah, he would stand up as he was and would not sit. [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah]

Abdurrazzaq also narrated something similar from Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn Abbas, and Ibn Umar.

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited a man from leaning on his hands when rising in prayer. [Narrated by Abu Dawud]

Wa'il ibn Hujr reported: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat in prayer, he would lay his left foot flat and sit on it, and he would keep his right foot upright. [Narrated by our Imam Abu Hanifah]

Al-Tirmidhi also narrated something similar and said: This is a Hasan Sahih Hadith, and it is acted upon by most scholars. It is the opinion of Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Ibn Al-Mubarak, and the people of Kufah.

Abdullah (who is Abdullah ibn Umar) reported from his father: It is from the Sunnah of prayer to keep the right foot upright, with its toes facing the Qiblah, and to sit on the left foot. [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i]

Rifa'ah ibn Rafi' reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to a Bedouin, "When you sit (in prayer), sit on your left foot." [Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawud also narrated something similar]

Al-Qasim ibn Mukhaymirah reported: Alqamah took my hand and narrated to me that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud took his hand, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took Abdullah's hand and taught him the Tashahhud in prayer. He mentioned something similar to the supplication in the hadith of Al-A'mash: "When you say this or complete this, you have completed your prayer. If you wish to stand, then stand, and if you wish to sit, then sit." [Narrated by Abu Dawud and At-Tahawi and Ahmad and Al-Daraqutni also narrated something similar]

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a person praying raises his head at the end of his prayer and completes the Tashahhud, then if he breaks his ablution, his prayer is complete, and he should not repeat it." [Narrated by At-Tahawi while Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Daraqutni, and Al-Bayhaqi also narrated something similar from Ibn Umar and Ali, both Marfu' and Mawquf]

Abu Dawud remained silent about this hadith, and when he remained silent about a hadith, it was considered Hasan or Sahih according to him. Al-Tirmidhi said, "Everything I have mentioned in my book is evidence except for four hadiths," and this hadith is not among them, as mentioned in As-Sa'ayah.

Abdullah reported: The Tashahhud is the conclusion of the prayer, and the Taslim is the permission for its conclusion. [Narrated by At-Tahawi]

Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Taslim to his right, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," until the whiteness of his right cheek could be seen, and to his left, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," until the whiteness of his left cheek could be seen. [Narrated by Al-Nasa’i while Abu Dawud and Al-Tirmidhi also narrated something similar]

Al-Fadl ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said"Prayer is performed in sets of two rak'ahs. You perform the Tashahhud in every two rak'ahs, showing humility, supplication, and submission. Then you raise your hands, meaning you lift them towards your Lord, with their palms facing your face, and say, 'O Lord, O Lord.' Whoever does not do this, his prayer is such and such." In another narration, it says"His prayer is deficient." [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi]

Ali Al-Qari said: The apparent meaning of the hadith is that the minimum of prayer is two rak'ahs, and it indicates the prohibition of Al-Butayra', as is our school's opinion.