رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1179
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Chapter 32
Chapter context: Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night
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Original Arabic
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال:
إذا قام أحدكم من الليل فليفتتح الصلاة بركعتين خفيفتين
((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When one of you gets up at night to perform (Tahajjud) prayer, let him start Salat with two short Rak'ah." [Muslim].
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This is Hadith 1179 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 189 under the chapter “Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night.”
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