Issue 748: One of the recommended prayers is Ghufaylah prayer which is of two Rak’ats and should be offered between sunset and evening prayers. The time for offering this prayer is from after sunset prayer until the redness in the West vanishes.

To offer Ghufaylah prayer one should, after the Al-Hamd of the first Rak’at, pronounce this verse, “wa dhannuni idh dhahaba mughaadhiban fa dhanna al lan naqdira alayhi fanada fidh dhulumati al la ilaha illal laha illa anta subhannaka inni kuntu minadh dhalimeena fastajabna lahu wa najjaynahu minal ghammi wa kadhalike nunjil mu’mineen”

After the Alhamd of the second Rak’at they should pronounce, “wa indahu mafatihul ghaybi la ya’lamuha illa huwa wa ya’lamu ma fil barri wal bahri wa ma tasqutu min waraqatin illa ya’lamuha wa la habbatin fi dhulumatil ardhi wala ratbin wa la yabisin illa fil kitabim mubeen”

To perform the Qunut in Ghufaylah prayer, one should say, “Allahuma inni as’aluka bi mafatihil ghaybil lati la ya’lamuha illa ant an tusalliya ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammadin [wa an taghfira lee dhunubee] Allahumma anta waliyyu ni’matee wal qadiru ala talibati ta’lamu hajatee fa as’aluka bihaqqi Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammadin alyhi wa alayhimus salaamu lamma quadhaytaha lee”

In the above supplication for Qunut, one may, instead of “an taghfira lee dhunubee”, ask God for any thing else they wish.

Q749: Should we offer the Quadha of those recommended prayers which are not namely referred to as Nafilah (e.g., Ghufaylah, the prayer for the beginning of a lunar month, etc.) if they are not offered within their prescribed times?

A: Those recommended prayers which are confined to a specific prescribed time, (such as the ones mentioned in the question) should not be offered in the form of Quadha if not offered within their prescribed times, because the prayers which are offered later lack the necessary time condition, they are not considered as the Quadha of the original prayers. Furthermore, there is contrast and contrariety between a confined issue and an unconfined one; however, for those Nafilahs with time limitation (such as daily Nafihas) the Quadha will be legally valid.