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Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the ‘Asr prayer then entered my home and prayed two Rak‘ahs therein. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, you offered a prayer that you were not used to offering." He said: "I received money that distracted me from offering the two Rak‘ahs I usually perform after the Noon prayer, so I offered them now." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall we make up for them if we miss them?" He said: 'No.'
The Mother of the Believers Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) did not understand why the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed two Rak‘ahs after the ‘Asr prayer; as it was not his habit. She asked him about that and he informed her that he was making up for the two Rak‘ahs that he used to offer after the Noon prayer. He missed performing them for being preoccupied with some money that he received. Some narrations stated that what distracted him from offering them was the delegation of ‘Abd al-Qays. This part of the Hadīth is authentic, since it is mentioned in other authentic narrations. Then she asked him another question: "Shall we make up for them if we miss them?" He replied in the negative, i.e. do not make up for them at that time, because it is a time wherein supererogatory prayers are forbidden. This is a weak view. However, the prohibition of offering prayer after the ‘Asr prayer is reported in many authentic Hadīths. So, making up for prayers during this forbidden time remains one of the distinct privileges of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). This ruling is specific to the ‘Asr prayer. As for the Sunnah Rātibah (regular Sunnah) before the Fajr prayer, anyone can make up for it, since he saw a man praying after the Fajr prayer, and when he asked him, the man said that he was making up for the Sunnah Rātibah of the Fajr prayer. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) approved his action. Any supererogatory prayer other than this one is forbidden after the Fajr prayer.