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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 389
Hadith 389
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389 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا عُبَيْدَةُ الضَّبِّيُّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْمِ بْنِ مِنْجَابٍ، عَنْ قَزَعَةَ، عَنِ الْقَرْثَعِ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا وَيَقُولُ: «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ أَوِ الْجَنَّةِ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ»
Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform four rak‘ahs after the sun had declined, and he used to say: "At the time of the sun’s decline, the gates of the heavens (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or the gates of Paradise are opened."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1270. Commentary:
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this hadith to be "hasan," whereas the following hadith [1295] is, according to him, "sahih." In it, it is stated that the voluntary (nafl) prayers of the day and night are to be performed in sets of two rak‘ahs. Therefore, performing the sunnah and nafl prayers in sets of two rak‘ahs is the preferred and superior way. However, it is also permissible to perform four rak‘ahs with a single taslim (salutation).
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this hadith to be "hasan," whereas the following hadith [1295] is, according to him, "sahih." In it, it is stated that the voluntary (nafl) prayers of the day and night are to be performed in sets of two rak‘ahs. Therefore, performing the sunnah and nafl prayers in sets of two rak‘ahs is the preferred and superior way. However, it is also permissible to perform four rak‘ahs with a single taslim (salutation).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1270
