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The word, “ghufayla” ({{InlineArabic|غُفیلَة}}), is the diminutive (musaghghar) noun form derived from “ghafla” ({{InlineArabic|غفلة}}) meaning a small neglect. According to a hadith from [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]], the time between maghrib and isha' prayers is the time of neglecting God, and this is why the Ghufayla prayer, which is said in this time, is called “ghufayla”. [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] taught the best manner of saying this recommended prayer to [[Hisham b. Salim]], which is cited in ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]''. | The word, “ghufayla” ({{InlineArabic|غُفیلَة}}), is the diminutive (musaghghar) noun form derived from “ghafla” ({{InlineArabic|غفلة}}) meaning a small neglect. According to a hadith from [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]], the time between maghrib and isha' prayers is the time of neglecting God, and this is why the Ghufayla prayer, which is said in this time, is called “ghufayla”. [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] taught the best manner of saying this recommended prayer to [[Hisham b. Salim]], which is cited in ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]''. | ||
In many mosques in Iran, Ghufayla prayer is said between the congregational | In many mosques in Iran, Ghufayla prayer is said between the [[congregational prayer]]s of maghrib and isha'. | ||
Some [[Shiite]] scholars of [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence) hold that the well-known Ghufayla prayer is not independent from the [[nafila]] of the maghrib prayer, and so it can be intended as the two [[rak'as]] of its nafila. | Some [[Shiite]] scholars of [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence) hold that the well-known Ghufayla prayer is not independent from the [[nafila]] of the maghrib prayer, and so it can be intended as the two [[rak'as]] of its nafila. | ||