Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Discussion on Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, p. 215
Is it virtuous to perform two rakʿahs of prayer after sunrise?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
Yes, this act is indeed full of reward.
Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) reported:
«عَنْ أَبِیْ هُرَيْرة رضی اللہ عنہ قال أَوْصَانِیْ خَلِيْلِیْ بِثَلاَثٍ لاَ اَدَعُهُنَّ حَتَّی اَمُوْتَ صَوْمِ ثَلاَثَةِ اَيَّامٍ مِنْ کُلِّ شَهْرٍ ، وَصَلاَةِ الضُّحٰی ، وَنَوْمٍ عَلٰی وِتْرٍ»
(Bukhārī, Bāb Ṣalāt al-Ḍuḥā fī al-Ḥaḍar)
"My beloved friend (the Prophet ﷺ) advised me to never abandon three things until I die: fasting three days every lunar month, performing the Duḥā (Ishrāq) prayer, and sleeping after performing Witr."
Anas (رضي الله عنه) reported:
«مَنْ صَلَّی الْفَجْرَ فِیْ جَمَاعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ يَذْکُرُ اﷲَ حَتَّی تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ، ثُمَّ صَلّٰی رَکْعَتَيْنِ ، کَانَتْ لَه کَأَجْرِ حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ . قَالَ رَسُول اﷲ ﷺ : تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ»
(Tirmidhī)
"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allāh until the sun rises, then prays two rakʿahs, he will have the reward of Hajj and ʿUmrah."
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Complete, complete, complete.”
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
❖ Question:
Is it virtuous to perform two rakʿahs of prayer after sunrise?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
Yes, this act is indeed full of reward.
✦ Importance of Duḥā (Ishrāq) Prayer
Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) reported:
«عَنْ أَبِیْ هُرَيْرة رضی اللہ عنہ قال أَوْصَانِیْ خَلِيْلِیْ بِثَلاَثٍ لاَ اَدَعُهُنَّ حَتَّی اَمُوْتَ صَوْمِ ثَلاَثَةِ اَيَّامٍ مِنْ کُلِّ شَهْرٍ ، وَصَلاَةِ الضُّحٰی ، وَنَوْمٍ عَلٰی وِتْرٍ»
(Bukhārī, Bāb Ṣalāt al-Ḍuḥā fī al-Ḥaḍar)
"My beloved friend (the Prophet ﷺ) advised me to never abandon three things until I die: fasting three days every lunar month, performing the Duḥā (Ishrāq) prayer, and sleeping after performing Witr."
✦ Reward of Two Rakʿahs After Sunrise
Anas (رضي الله عنه) reported:
«مَنْ صَلَّی الْفَجْرَ فِیْ جَمَاعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ يَذْکُرُ اﷲَ حَتَّی تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ، ثُمَّ صَلّٰی رَکْعَتَيْنِ ، کَانَتْ لَه کَأَجْرِ حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ . قَالَ رَسُول اﷲ ﷺ : تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ»
(Tirmidhī)
"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allāh until the sun rises, then prays two rakʿahs, he will have the reward of Hajj and ʿUmrah."
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Complete, complete, complete.”
✦ Authenticity of the Ḥadīth
- Imām al-Tirmidhī classified it as ḥasan gharīb.
- Its chain has some weakness, but due to supporting narrations mentioned by al-Mundhirī in al-Targhīb, the ḥadīth rises to the level of ḥasan.
- Al-Albānī graded it ḥasan in his verification of Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ.
Conclusion
- Performing two rakʿahs after sunrise (Ishrāq prayer) is indeed a virtuous and rewarded act.
- The Prophet ﷺ encouraged it, and its reward has been described as equivalent to that of a complete Hajj and ʿUmrah.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
