Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A Are We Sinful If We Miss Sunna Prayers

One of the first questions that we have

is are we sinful for missing our sunnah

prayers?

So

we are sinful for leaving the obligatory the

fard or

the wajib.

The sunnah

is something that we are encouraged

to do

and rewarded for doing.

In general, if one misses the sunnah, one

is not sinful. However, one missed out on

reward.

There is

a subset of the sunnah which are the

sunnas of guidance.

The most emphasized of the sunnas, these were

highly encouraged by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam

and from the

inveterate

regular practice of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam

these Sunnas, the Sunna Mu'akada

these are blameworthy

to leave. These are blameworthy to leave and

the most emphasized of them could be

sinful if one made a habit of leaving

them

while knowing that they are so emphasized

without excuse.

So practically,

we implement

the the fard and the the wajib in

our lives

and then we strive

to incorporate the sunnah

into our lives as well.