No one has ever said that it is compulsory. It is a highly recommended Sunnah.

I live in Pakistan where 99% people follow Hanafi madhab. And they don’t consider a person a follower of sunah, when they see some one doing rifayedin (raising the hands before bowing and after lifting head) What are we suppose to do, is it really compulsory to do the rifayedein?

Prayer | February 12, 2014 9:34 pm
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I want to know, is it Sunnah to offer the last rakah of the Maghrib salah and the last two rakah of the Isha salah silently? This question is raised in my mind because in my hometown, the imaam offers the last rakah of these prayers aloud.
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