❓ Question
🏛️ hanefiWhich supplications (duas) should be recited in the Maghrib prayer?
📗 Ruling
As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah,
Dear brother/sister, the supplications to be recited during the Maghrib prayer vary according to the pillars and sunnahs of the prayer. As mentioned in the authoritative Hanafi fiqh sources, such as al-Hidayah and Ibn Abidin's Radd al-Muhtar, the performance of the Maghrib prayer and the supplications recited therein are as follows:
1. Opening Takbir and Subhanaka:
When starting the prayer, the takbir is taken, and upon tying the hands, the Subhanaka dua is recited silently. (In the Hanafi madhab, it is a sunnah to recite Subhanaka with the addition of "Wa jalla thanauka").
2. Al-Fatihah and Zamm-i Surah (Additional Chapter/Verses):
In the first two rakahs of obligatory prayers, Al-Fatihah is followed by a zamm-i surah or verses in the status of a zamm-i surah. In the Maghrib prayer, recitation is audible (jahr) in the first two rakahs and silent (khafiy) in the third rakah. In the third rakah, only Surah Al-Fatihah is recited; according to the Hanafi madhab, no zamm-i surah is recited after Al-Fatihah in the final rakahs of obligatory prayers.
3. Tasbihs of Ruku and Sujud (Bowing and Prostration):
In ruku, "Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim" is said at least three times, and in prostrations, "Subhana Rabbiyal-Ala" is said at least three times.
4. At-Tahiyyat:
At-Tahiyyat is recited when sitting at the end of two rakahs (the first sitting) and at the end of the prayer (the final sitting). In the final sitting, according to the Hanafi madhab, it is also a sunnah to recite Allahumma Salli and Allahumma Barik, followed by Rabbana Atina and Rabbanaghfirli duas.
5. Post-Prayer (Tasbihat and Dua):
After the concluding salam of the prayer, "Astaghfirullahal-azim wa atubu ilayh" is said three times, and the dua "Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam tabarakta ya dzal-jalali wal-ikram" is recited. Afterward, tasbihat is performed by saying Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar 33 times each, hands are raised, and dua is made.
Point of Disagreement:
In the Shafi'i madhab, reciting the Salli-Barik supplications in the final sitting is considered obligatory (fard), whereas in the Hanafi madhab, it is a sunnah. Additionally, while the Qunut supplication is recited only in the Fajr prayer in the Shafi'i madhab, in the Hanafi madhab (according to Abu Hanifa and Imam Abu Yusuf), the Qunut supplication is not recited outside of Witr prayer.
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