Sahih Muslim

The Book of Prayer - Travellers

كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها

Chapter 13: It is recommended to pray Duha, the least of which is two rak`ah, the best of which is eight, and the average of which is four or six, and encouragement to do so regularly

اسْتِحْبَابِ صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى وَأَنَّ أَقَلَّهَا رَكْعَتَانِ وَأَكْمَلَهَا ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْسَطَهَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ سِتٌّ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهَا

Sahih Muslim 719d
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A hadith like this has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim 720
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Abu Dharr reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying

In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Oneness is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Greatness is an act of charity, enjoining good is an act of charity, forbidding what is distreputable is an act of charity, and two rak'ahs which one prays in the forenoon will suffice.

Sahih Muslim 721a
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Abu Huraira reported. My friend (the Holy Prophet, may peace be upon him) has instructed me to do three things

three fasts during every month, two rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer, and observing Witr prayer before going to bed.

Sahih Muslim 721b
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A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim 721c
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Abu Huraira reported

My friend Abu'l-Qasim (ﷺ) instructed me to do three things, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Sahih Muslim 722
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Abu Murra, the freed slave of Umm Hani, narrated on the authority of Abu Darda'

My Friend (ﷺ) instructed me in three (acts), and I would never abandon them as long as I live. (And these three things are): Three fasts during every month, the forenoon prayer, and this that I should not sleep till I have observed the Witr prayer.

Chapter 14: It is recommended to pray two rak`ah for the sunnah of Fajr. And encouragement to pray them regularly, and to make them brief, and to persist in offering them, and clarifying what is recommended to recite therein

اسْتِحْبَابِ رَكْعَتَيْ سُنَّةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهِمَا وَتَخْفِيفِهِمَا وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَبَيَانِ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يُقْرَأَ فِيهِمَا

Sahih Muslim 723a
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Ibn 'Umar reported that Hafsa, the Mother of the Believers, informed him that when the Mu'adhdhin became silent after calling (people) to the dawn prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commenced the dawn (prayer) when it dawned by observing two short rak'ahs before the commencement of the (Fard) prayer.

Sahih Muslim 723b
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This hadith has been transmitted by Nafi' with the same chain of narrators.

Sahih Muslim 723c
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Hafsa reported that when it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak'ahs.

Sahih Muslim 723d
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A hadith like this has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim 723e
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Hafsa reported

When the dawn appeared, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs (of Sunnah prayers).

Sahih Muslim 724a
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'A'isha reported

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe two rak'ahs of Sunnah (prayer) when he heard the Adhin and shortened them.

Sahih Muslim 724b
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This hadith has been narrated by the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith narrated by Usama the words are

" When it was dawn".

Sahih Muslim 724c
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'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe two (supererogatory) rak'ahs in between the call to prayer and the Iqama of the dawn prayer.

Sahih Muslim 724d
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'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer and he shortened them (to the extent) that I (out of surprise) said

Did he recite in them Surah Fatiha (only)?

Sahih Muslim 724e
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'A'isha reported

When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur'an in it?

Sahih Muslim 724f
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'A'isha reported that the Apostle (ﷺ) was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak'ahs as in case of the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.

Sahih Muslim 724g
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'A'isha reported

I have never seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rak'ahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.

Sahih Muslim 725a
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'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger as saying

The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.

Sahih Muslim 725b
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'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said about the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn

They are dearer to me than the whole world.