Merit of the (Optional) Duha (Forenoon) Prayer
باب فضل صلاة الضحى وبيان أقلها وأكثرها وأوسطها والحث على المحافظة عليها:
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Virtues(view book)
Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him)reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "In the morning, charity is due on every joint bone of the body of everyone of you. Every utterance of Allah's Glorification (i.e., saying Subhan Allah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of His Praise (i.e., saying Al-hamdu lillah) is an act of charity and every utterance of declaration of His Greatness (i.e., saying La ilaha illAllah) is an act of charity; and enjoining M'aruf (good) is an act of charity, and forbidding Munkar (evil) is an act of charity, and two Rak'ah Duha prayers which one performs in the forenoon is equal to all this (in reward)."
[Muslim].
وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال: "يصبح على كل سلامى من أحدكم صدقة: فكل تسبيحة صدقة، وكل تهليلة صدقة، وكل تكبيرة صدقة، وأمر بالمعروف صدقة، ونهي عن المنكر صدقة، ويجزئ من ذلك ركعتان يركعهما من الضحى". ((رواه مسلم)).
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform four Rak'ah of Duha prayer (at the forenoon) and would add to them whatever Allah wished.
[Muslim].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: كان رسول الله ﷺ يصلي الضحى أربعًا ويزيد ما شاء الله . ((رواه مسلم)).
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Umm Hani, daughter of Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Makkah. He was taking a bath at that time. When he finished the bath, he performed eight Rak'ah (of optional) prayers. This was during the Duha (forenoon).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أم هانئ فاختة بنت أبي طالب رضي الله عنها قالت: ذهبت إلى رسول الله ﷺ عام الفتح فوجدته يغتسل فلما فرغ من غسله صلى ثمان ركعات، وذلك ضحى" ((متفق عليه وهذا مختصر لفظ إحدى روايات مسلم))
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Zaid bin Arqam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw some people performing Duha (prayers) in the early forenoon and warned them (saying): These people must know that performing Salat a little later is better. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Salat of the penitent is to be observed when the young ones of camels feel the heat of the sun (i.e., when it becomes very hot)."
[Muslim].
عن زيد بن أرقم رضي الله عنه أنه رأى قومًا يصلون من الضحى، فقال: أما لقد علموا أن الصلاة في غير هذه الساعة أفضل، إن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "صلاة الأوابين حين ترمض الفصال". ((رواه مسلم)).