Status of reciting 'wajjahathu wajhiyya...' in sunnah salaah

Q: Is it compulsory to recite 'wajjahathu wajhiyya...' in the starting of sunnah prayer and "allahumma ighfirlee maa qadhammthu..." in the tashahhud of sunnah prayer.

A: No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)