Hadith on Worship: The Prophet advises three practices

Abu Huraira reported: My dear friend the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, advised me to do three deeds and I will never abandon them until I die: to fast three days of every month, to perform forenoon prayer, and to sleep after performing the Witr prayer.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1178, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 721

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Imam al-Nawawi commented, “To perform Witr prayer before sleeping is only recommended for one who is not confident he will wake up at the end of the night. If he is confident he will wake up, it is better to pray it at the end of the night.”

Source: Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn 1/325

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي يعني النَّبِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا أَدَعُهُنَّ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ صَوْمِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى وَنَوْمٍ عَلَى وِتْرٍ

1178 صحيح البخاري كتاب التهجد باب صلاة الضحى في الحضر

721 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب استحباب صلاة الضحى والحث على المحافظة عليها

قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ وَالإيتَارُ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ إنَّمَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِمَنْ لَا يَثِقُ بِالاسْتِيقَاظِ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ فَإنْ وَثِقَ فَآخِرُ اللَّيْلِ أفْضَلُ

1/325 رياض الصالحين كتاب الفضائل باب فضل صلاة الضحى

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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