Is It Permissible To Be Busy With Something Between The Sunnah (Rawatib) And Fardh Rakats Of Prayers?
Is it permissible to be busy with something between the sunnah (rawatib) and fardh rakats of prayers?
According to the preferred view of the Hanafi school, it is makruh to speak without any need between the fardh and sunnah prayers, to eat or drink something, because it reduces the reward of the prayer. (Ibn Nujaym, al-Bahr, II, 53; Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, II, 461; Tahtawi, Hashiyah, p. 313). However, it is permissible to perform tasbih, dhikr, and Qur’an recitation between the sunnah and fardh of prayers, or within the time that passes while going to masjid from home when the sunnah is performed at home as they are not considered as an interruption (giving break).
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA
