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ahmad:23565ʿAbdullāh b. al-Walīd > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > al-Musayyab b. Rāfiʿ > a man > Abū Ayyūb

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray four units of prayer before Dhuhr (midday prayer). It was said to him, "Indeed, you pray a long prayer." He replied, "Indeed, the doors of the heavens are opened when the sun sets, so I do not want to delay until after Dhuhr prayer. I prefer to ascend to the heavens."  

أحمد:٢٣٥٦٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُصَلِّي صَلَاةً تُدِيمُهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَلَا تُرْتَجُ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ خَيْرٌ  


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السيوطي:٦١١-٢٣b

"عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَيَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يُصَلِّيهِنَّ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ الله: أَرَاكَ تُدِيمُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ، فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ليِ فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ".  

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