رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1139
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Chapter 26
Chapter context: Merit of the (Optional) Duha (Forenoon) Prayer
- باب فضل صلاة الضحى وبيان أقلها وأكثرها وأوسطها والحث على المحافظة عليها:
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Original Arabic
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: أوصاني خليلي صلى الله عليه وسلم بصيام ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر، وركعتي الضحى، وأن أوتر قبل أن أرقد" . ((متفق عليه)) والإيتار قبل النوم إنما يستحب لمن لا يثق باستيقاظ آخر الليل، فإن وثق فآخر الليل أفضل.
Translation
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
My Khalil (the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)) directed me to fast three days of each month, and to observe two Rak'ah Duha (optional prayer) at forenoon, and to perform the Witr prayer before going to bed. [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].
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This is Hadith 1139 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 149 under the chapter “Merit of the (Optional) Duha (Forenoon) Prayer.”
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