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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصلاةThe Book of Salah
بَابُ : عَدَدِ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ فِي الْحَضَرِChapter: The Number Of Rak'ahs In Salat Al-'Asr While A Resident
Hadith 476
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قال : " كُنَّا نَحْزُرُ قِيَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ، فَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الظُّهْرِ قَدْرَ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً قَدْرَ سُورَةِ السَّجْدَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ ، وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:` "We used to estimate how long the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood when praying in Zuhr and 'Asr. We estimated that he stood in Zuhr for as long as it take to recite thirty verses, as long as Surat As-Sajadah in the fits two Rak'ahs, and half that in the last two. And we estimated that he stood for as long in the fits two Rak'ahs, and half that in the last two. And we estimated that he stood for as long in the first two Rak'ahs of 'Asr as he stood in the last two Rak'ahs of Zuhr, and we estimated that he stood half as long as that in the last two Rak'ahs of 'Asr."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
476. Commentary: Along with knowing the number of rak‘ahs of the ‘Asr prayer, it is also understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would recite only al-Fatihah in the last two rak‘ahs of ‘Asr, and would not add any other surah. However, in the last two rak‘ahs of Dhuhr, he would recite another surah along with Surah al-Fatihah. Thus, it is permissible to recite only al-Fatihah in the last two rak‘ahs of an obligatory (fard) prayer, and if another surah is added, there is no harm in it.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 476
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
477. Commentary: By «فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَة» is meant that in each of the first two rak‘ahs, he would recite approximately the equivalent of thirty verses, not that thirty verses would be recited in each of the four rak‘ahs. This is because this meaning is understood from the detailed narrations.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 477
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
804. Commentary:
It is understood that in the prayers of Dhuhr and Asr, recitation (qira’ah) is done in all four rak‘ahs. That is, along with Surah al-Fatihah, any other surah may also be recited. However, it is preferable that the latter rak‘ahs be light and brief.
It is understood that in the prayers of Dhuhr and Asr, recitation (qira’ah) is done in all four rak‘ahs. That is, along with Surah al-Fatihah, any other surah may also be recited. However, it is preferable that the latter rak‘ahs be light and brief.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 804
