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Wāṣil b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Ibn Fuḍayl > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Abū Sulaymān > Abū Isḥāq > ʿĀṣim b. Ḍamrah > ʿAlī > Suʾil

About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "Which of you can bear the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" They said, "We wish to know it." He said, "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after the sun had passed its zenith, equivalent to the amount of the Asr prayer from its Maghrib time. Then he would wait until the time of Duha (forenoon prayer), and he would pray four units of prayer. Then he would wait until the sun had passed its zenith and he would pray four units of prayer before Dhuhr (noon prayer), when the sun starts to decline. Then, after praying Dhuhr, he would pray two units of prayer, and before Asr, he would pray four units of prayer. Thus, it amounted to sixteen units of prayer."

أَخْبَرَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالُوا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَعْلَمَهَا قَالَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَعْنِي مِنْ مَطْلَعِهَا قَدْرَ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ كَقَدْرِ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا ارْتَفَعَ الضُّحَى صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَذَلِكَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةٌ

Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥuṣayn b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Isḥāq > ʿĀṣim b. Ḍamrah > Saʾalt ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib

About the Prophet's ﷺ prayer during the day after the obligatory prayers? He said, "Who can handle that?" Then he informed him, and said, "He used to pray two units of prayer when the sun rises, before midday he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit, before noon he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit, and after that he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit."

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّهَارِ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ؟ قَالَ وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ تَرْتَفِعُ الشَّمْسُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ وَقَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ وَبَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ»

Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > ʿĀṣim b. Ḍamrah > Saʾalnā ʿAlī

"We asked 'Ali about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'Who among you could manage to do that?' We said: 'Even if we cannot do it, we still want to hear about it.' He said: 'When the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time of 'Asr, he would pray two rak'ahs, and when the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time for Zuhr he would pray four Rak'ahs. He would pray four Rak'ahs before Zuhr and two after, and he would pray four Rak'ahs before 'Asr, separating each two Rak'ahs with Taslim upon the angels who are close to Allah, and the prophets, and those who follow them of the believers and Muslims."'

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ إِنْ لَمْ نُطِقْهُ سَمِعْنَاهُ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا عِنْدَ الْعَصْرِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ هُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا مِنْ هُنَا عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا وَيُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَيُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ»

Aḥmad b. Sulaymān > Abū Nuʿaym > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > ʿĀṣim b. Ḍamrah > Saʾalnā ʿAlī

About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Verily, you will not be able to observe it." We said, "Then tell us, for we would like to know it." He said, "When the sun is about the same distance above the horizon as is the case in the Asr prayer, he would stand and pray two Rak'ahs. Then he would wait until the sun sets and pray four Rak'ahs, and then he would depart to his family and perform voluntary prayers if he desires. Then he would stand when the sun starts to decline and pray four Rak'ahs. Then he would pray two Rak'ahs after Dhuhr and four Rak'ahs before Asr."

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوهَا قُلْنَا فَأَخْبِرَنَا فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَعْلَمْهَا قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْأُولَى صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيَتَنَفَّلُ إِنْ بَدَا لَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ حِينَ تَمِيلُ الشَّمْسُ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»