(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
سُفْيَانُ ،
وَإِسْرَائِيلُ ،
وَأَبِي ، عَنْ
أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ
عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْنَا
عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ تَطَوُّعِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالنَّهَارِ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنَّكُمْ لَا تُطِيقُونَهُ ، قَالَ : قُلْنَا : أَخْبِرْنَا بِهِ نَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ مَا أَطَقْنَا ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ أَمْهَلَ ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا ، يَعْنِي : مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ ، مِقْدَارُهَا مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ مِنْ هَاهُنَا ، مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَغْرِبِ ، قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هَاهُنَا ، يَعْنِي : مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ ، مِقْدَارُهَا مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ مِنْ هَاهُنَا ، يَعْنِي : مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَغْرِبِ ، قَامَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعًا ، وَأَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ إِذَا زَالَتْ الشَّمْسُ ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا ، وَأَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ ، يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ، وَالنَّبِيِّينَ ، وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ " ، وقَالَ : قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : تِلْكَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالنَّهَارِ ، وَقَلَّ مَنْ يُدَاوِمُ عَلَيْهَا ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ لَأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ حِينَ حَدَّثَهُ : يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ ، يَسْوَى حَدِيثُكَ هَذَا مِلْءَ مَسْجِدِكَ ذَهَبًا .
Asim bin Damrah says that once we asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer voluntary prayers during the day. He replied: "You do not have the strength to pray as he did." We said: "Please tell us, we will try to act upon it according to our strength and ability." He said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer the Fajr prayer and then wait for a while. When the sun would rise in the east to the extent that it is in the west after the Asr prayer, he would stand and offer two rak'ahs of prayer. Then he would wait for a while, and when the sun would rise in the east to the extent that it is in the west after the Zuhr prayer, he would stand and offer four rak'ahs of prayer. Then, after the sun had declined, he would offer four rak'ahs before Zuhr, two rak'ahs after Zuhr, and four rak'ahs before Asr. In every two rak'ahs, he would recite words of peace (the tashahhud) for the close angels, the noble prophets (peace be upon them), and the Muslims and believers who follow them. In this way, the voluntary prayers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the whole day amounted to sixteen rak'ahs, but very few are those who are consistent in them." After narrating this hadith, Habib bin Abi Thabit said: "O Abu Ishaq! This hadith of yours is equal to this mosque being filled with gold."