3. Repeating a prayer w i t h its time

If a worshipper prays alone and then repeats the prayer within its time in order to attain the virtue of praying in ~ongregation,~~ then the first prayer is regarded as obligatory and the second is regarded as supererogatory, according to 'Alj (&>). That was narrated from Ibn Financial and judiciary institutions at the time of 'Ali Qudhah and from al-H&th from 'Ali (&). He said: "His first prayer (was the obligatory one),"" meaning that the second one was optional in this case. The evidence for that is the report narrated by Abu Dharr, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah (g) said to me: 'How will you be if there are appointed over you rulers who neglect prayer and delay it from its proper time? If you are with them when they pray, pray with them, and that will be a supererogatory prayer for you.'"75 The point here is that he called the prayer that is offered with a congregation (in this case) a supererogatory prayer.76 But if he repeats the sunset prayer,77 he should make it an even number by adding a raka'ah, according to 'Ali (&). It was narrated from alH%th that if he repeated the sunset prayer, he would make it even by adding a raka'ah.78