Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
باب صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى
Chapter: The Duha Prayer.
10 hadith · references 1285–1294
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Abu Dawud · 1285يُصْبِحُ عَلَى كُلِّ سُلَامَى مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ صَدَقَةٌ تَسْلِيمُهُ عَلَى مَنْ لَقِيَ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَأَمْرُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَنَهْيُهُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَإِمَاطَتُهُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌNarrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: In the morning alms are due for every bone in man's body. His salutation to everyone he meets is alms, his enjoining good is alms, his forbidding what is evil is alms, the rem8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1286يُجْزِئُ أَحَدَكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ رَكْعَتَا الضُّحَىAbu al-Aswad al-Dailani said: While we were present with Abu Dharr, he said: In the morning, alms are due for him, ever fast is alms, every pilgrimage is alms, every utterance of "Glory to be Allah" is alms, every uttera7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1287مَنْ قَعَدَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ حِينَ يَنْصَرِفُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى يُسَبِّحَ رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى لَا يَقُولُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا ، غُفِرَ لَهُ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِNarrated Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone sits in his place of prayer when he finishes the dawn prayer till he prays the two rak'ahs of the forenoon, saying nothing but what is good, his sins will 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1288صَلَاةٌ فِي إِثْرِ صَلَاةٍ لَا لَغْوَ بَيْنَهُمَا كِتَابٌ فِي عِلِّيِّينَNarrated Abu Umamah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Prayer followed by a prayer with no idle talk between the two is recorded in Illiyyun.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1289يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ ، لَا تُعْجِزْنِي مِنْ أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَوَّلِ نَهَارِكَ أَكْفِكَ آخِرَهُNarrated Nuaym ibn Hammar: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah, the Exalted, says: Son of Adam, do not be helpless in performing four rak'ahs for Me at the beginning of the day: I will supply what you need till t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1290صَلَّى سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِNarrated Umm Hani ibn Abu Talib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed on the day of the Conquest (of Makkah) eight rak'ahs saluting after every two rak'ahs. Abu Dawud said: Ahmad bin Salih said that the Messenger of Allah off7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1291اغْتَسَلَ فِي بَيْتِهَا وَصَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ صَلَّاهُنَّ بَعْدُNarrated Ibn Abi Laila: No one told us that the Prophet ﷺ had offered Duha prayer except Umm Hani. She said that the Prophet ﷺ had taken bath in her house on the day of the Conquest of Makkah and prayed eight rak'ahs. Bu5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1292هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى ؟ فَقَالَتْ : لَا ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَجِيءَ مِنْ مَغِيبِهِ ، قُلْتُ : هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرِنُ بَيْنNarrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I asked Aishah: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray in the Duha? She replied: No, except when he returned from his journey. I then asked: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite the surahs combini5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1293مَا سَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَطُّ وَإِنِّي لَأُسَبِّحُهَا ، وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَNarrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never offered prayer in the forenoon, but I offer it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would give up an action, though he liked it to do, lest the people should contin5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1294فَكَانَ لَا يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلَّاهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ الْغَدَاةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ، فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ قَامَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَNarrated Simak: I asked Jabir bin Samurah: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? He replied: Yes, very often. He would not stand from the place he prayed the dawn prayer till the sunrise. When the sun 5 narrators