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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاThe Book of Prayer - Travellers
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى وَأَنَّ أَقَلَّهَا رَكْعَتَانِ وَأَكْمَلَهَا ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْسَطَهَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ سِتٌّ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهَا:Chapter: It is recommended to pray Duha, the least of which is two rak`ah, the best of which is eight, and the average of which is four or six, and encouragement to do so regularly
Hadith 719
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي الرِّشْكَ ، حَدَّثَتْنِي مُعَاذَةُ ، أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، " كَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى ؟ قَالَتْ : أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ " .
Mu'adha asked 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) how many rak'ahs Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed at the forenoon prayer. She replied: Four rak'ahs, but sometimes more as he pleased.
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ، وَقَالَ : يَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ .
A hadith like this has been reported by the same chain of transmitters, but with this alteration that the transmitter said: "As Allah pleased."
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وحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةَ حَدَّثَتْهُمْ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، " يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى أَرْبَعًا ، وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ " .
Mua'ada 'Adawiyya reported 'A'isha as saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe four rak'ahs in the forenoon prayer and he sometimes observed more as Allah pleased.
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وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
A hadith like this has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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From this it is understood that, besides Umm Hani radi Allahu anha, Aisha radi Allahu anha also saw the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performing the Duha (forenoon) prayer.
And a legal ruling (mas’alah) is established even from the narration of a single Companion radi Allahu anhu.
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The Duha prayer can be performed with less or more than eight units (rak‘ahs); its minimum is two units (rak‘ahs). (Sahih Muslim, Salat al-Musafirin, Chapter: Recommendation of Salat al-Duha, Hadith: 720, 721)
On the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed eight units (rak‘ahs).
In Hadith 1379, there is a reference to this very incident.
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From this it is understood that, besides Umm Hani radi Allahu anha, Aisha radi Allahu anha also saw the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performing the Duha (forenoon) prayer.
And a legal ruling (mas’alah) is established even from the narration of a single Companion radi Allahu anhu.
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The Duha prayer can be performed with less or more than eight units (rak‘ahs); its minimum is two units (rak‘ahs). (Sahih Muslim, Salat al-Musafirin, Chapter: Recommendation of Salat al-Duha, Hadith: 720, 721)
On the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed eight units (rak‘ahs).
In Hadith 1379, there is a reference to this very incident.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1381
