Author: Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani (Hafidhahullah)
Question:
After offering the Sunnah prayers of Fajr, some people lie down. Is this practice a Sunnah, and what is the evidence for it?
Answer:
Lying on the right side after offering the Sunnah prayers of Fajr is indeed a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Imam Bukhari (رحمه الله) has established a chapter in Sahih Bukhari under the heading:
باب الضجعة على الشق الايمن بعد ركعتي الفجر
(Chapter: Lying on the Right Side After the Two Rakats of Fajr).
In this chapter, the following Hadith is mentioned:
عن عائشۃ رضی اللہ عنہا قالت کان النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اذا صلی رکعتی الفجر اضطجع علی شوہ الایمن [ بخاري، كتاب التهجد باب الضجعة على الشق الايمن بعد ركعتي الفجر 1160 ]
"Lady Aisha (رضي الله عنها) narrated: When the Prophet (ﷺ) had offered the two Rakats of Fajr, he would lie down on his right side."
Similarly, it is narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
اذا صلی احدکم رکعتی الفجر فلیضطجع علی یمینہ [ترمذي كتاب الصلوة : باب ما جآء فى الضطجاع بعد ركعتي الفجر 420 ]
"When one of you has offered the two Rakats of Fajr (Sunnah), let him lie down on his right side.
May Allah grant us the ability to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) in its entirety. (Ameen)
Question:
After offering the Sunnah prayers of Fajr, some people lie down. Is this practice a Sunnah, and what is the evidence for it?
Answer:
Lying on the right side after offering the Sunnah prayers of Fajr is indeed a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Imam Bukhari (رحمه الله) has established a chapter in Sahih Bukhari under the heading:
باب الضجعة على الشق الايمن بعد ركعتي الفجر
(Chapter: Lying on the Right Side After the Two Rakats of Fajr).
In this chapter, the following Hadith is mentioned:
عن عائشۃ رضی اللہ عنہا قالت کان النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اذا صلی رکعتی الفجر اضطجع علی شوہ الایمن [ بخاري، كتاب التهجد باب الضجعة على الشق الايمن بعد ركعتي الفجر 1160 ]
"Lady Aisha (رضي الله عنها) narrated: When the Prophet (ﷺ) had offered the two Rakats of Fajr, he would lie down on his right side."
Similarly, it is narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
اذا صلی احدکم رکعتی الفجر فلیضطجع علی یمینہ [ترمذي كتاب الصلوة : باب ما جآء فى الضطجاع بعد ركعتي الفجر 420 ]
"When one of you has offered the two Rakats of Fajr (Sunnah), let him lie down on his right side.
Explanation:
These sayings and actions of the Prophet (ﷺ) demonstrate that lying on the right side after the Sunnah prayers of Fajr was a preferred practice of the Prophet (ﷺ). Furthermore, he would encourage others to follow this practice.Conclusion:
It is Sunnah for every Muslim to lie on their right side after offering the two Sunnah Rakats of Fajr. This Sunnah is among those practices of the Prophet (ﷺ) that are rarely observed in the present day.May Allah grant us the ability to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) in its entirety. (Ameen)