Forenoon Prayer صلاة الضحى

Hadith on Nawafil: Salat al-Duha is prayer of repentant

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None preserve the forenoon prayer but the penitent. It is the prayer of the penitent.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Khuzaymah 1224 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُحَافِظُ عَلَى صَلَاةِ …

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Hadith on Salat: Going for prayer like performing pilgrimage

Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever leaves his house with ritual purification for a prescribed prayer, his reward will be like one performing a Hajj pilgrimage in a state of sanctity. Whoever leaves to glorify Allah in the forenoon, laboring only for this purpose, his reward …

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Hadith on Prayer: Salat al-Duha, Allah will be enough

Nu’aym ibn Hammar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, do not be frustrated to perform four cycles of prayer for me at the beginning of your day. I will suffice you for the rest of it.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1289 Grade: …

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Hadith on Duha: Four raka’at for Allah, He will suffice your day

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, suffice Me with four cycles of prayer at the beginning of the morning and by them I will suffice you for the rest of your day.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 17390 Grade: Sahih …

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Hadith on Spoils: Remembrance in mosque better than booty

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company to Najd and they acquired many spoils and rushed back. A man who did not go with them said, “We have not seen a company return more swiftly and with better spoils than this one!” The Prophet said, “Shall I …

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Hadith on Spoils: Forenoon prayer in mosque is better

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company who acquired a great amount of spoils and returned quickly. A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, we have not a company of our people return more quickly with greater spoils!” The Prophet said, “Shall I not inform you …

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Hadith on Salat: Duha prayer better than spoils of war

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company. They acquired spoils and rushed back to tell people about how close was their battle, how many their spoils, and how quickly they returned. The Prophet said, “Shall I not tell you what is closer than a battle, …

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Hadith on Advice: Fasting, Salat al-Duha, Witr prayer

Abu Darda reported: My beloved friend, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, instructed me with three deeds I will never leave for as long as I live: fasting three days a month, performing forenoon prayer, and not sleeping until performing Witr prayer. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 722 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ …

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Hadith on Duha: Forenoon prayer better in late morning

Zayd ibn Arqam reported: He saw some people performing the forenoon prayer. Zayd said, “Do they not know that the prayer is better at another time? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …

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Hadith on Sadaqah: Charity due upon joints of human being

Abu Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Inside the human being are three hundred and sixty joints, upon each of them charity is due.” They said, “Who can do that, O Prophet of Allah?” The Prophet said, “It is spittle in the mosque you clean, or something in …

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Hadith on Prayer: The Prophet prays eight cycles in forenoon

Umm Hani’ reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace blessings be upon him, in the year of the liberation, and I found him performing a ritual bath. When the Prophet finished his bath, he performed eight cycles of prayer and that was in the forenoon. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 357, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 336 Grade: …

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Hadith on Duha: The Prophet prays in forenoon four cycles

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would perform forenoon prayer with four cycles and he would add more as Allah willed. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 719 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى أَرْبَعًا وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ 719 …

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Hadith on Sadaqa: Every morning your joints owe charity

Abu Dharr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Upon every one of your joints in the morning is charity due. Every glorification of Allah is charity. Every praise of Allah is charity. Every declaration of the oneness of Allah is charity. Every exaltation of Allah is charity. Enjoining good and forbidding …

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Hadith on Worship: The Prophet advises three spiritual 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 …

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Hadith on Prayer: Four cycles of Salat al-Duha

Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said: Son of Adam, bow to Me in four cycles of prayer at the beginning of the day and I will suffice you for the rest of it.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 475 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي …

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