اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاBook of Travelers’ Prayer and its Shortening
باب استحباب صلاة الضحى وأن أقلها ركعتان
Recommendation of Duha Prayer, Minimum Two Rak‘ahs
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Hadith 416
416 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَمَا سَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحى قطُّ، وَإِنِّي لأُسَبِّحُهَا
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes leave off doing a certain act, even though he liked to do it, out of concern that other companions might see him and start practicing it, and thus it might become obligatory upon them. For example, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never performed the Duha (forenoon) prayer, but I perform it.
Hadith 417
417 صحيح حديث أُمِّ هَانِيءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ: مَا أَنْبَأَنَا أَحَدٌ أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الضُّحى غَيْرُ أُمِّ هَانِيءٍ ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ اغْتَسَلَ فِي بَيْتِهَا، فَصَلَّى ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّى صلاةً أَخَفَّ مِنْهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ
Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Layla (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that no one informed us that they saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing the Duha prayer. However, Umm Hani stated that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ghusl in her house, and after that, he prayed eight rak‘ahs. I have never seen him perform such a light prayer, although he performed the bowing and prostration completely.
Hadith 418
418 صحيح حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي بِثَلاَثٍ، لاَ أَدَعُهُنَّ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ: صَوْمِ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَصَلاَةِ الضُّحى، وَنَوْمٍ عَلَى وِتْرٍ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that my beloved friend (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) advised me regarding three things: that I should not leave them before death—fasting three days in every month, the Duha (forenoon) prayer, and sleeping after offering Witr.
