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ahmad:25350ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , did not perform the Sunnah of the Duha prayer. Aisha said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to leave performing an act, even though he loved to do it, out of fear that people might take it as an obligation." She also said, "He loved whatever was easy for people."  

أحمد:٢٥٣٥٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا سَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَالَ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتْرُكُ الْعَمَلَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مَا خَفَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ  


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ahmad:25451ʿAbd al-Raḥman Mālik > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never offered prayer in the forenoon, but I offer it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would give up an action, though he liked it to do, lest the people should continue it and it is prescribed for them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1293)  

أحمد:٢٥٤٥١قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَطُّ وَإِنِّي لَأُسَبِّحُهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ  

ahmad:24559ʿAlī b. ʿAyyāsh > Shuʿayb > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

[Machine] "Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ , said, 'By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never recited the tasbeeh of Dhuha prayer, but I would recite it. She also said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to leave an action even though he loved to do it, for fear that people might consider it obligatory upon them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ loved whatever was easy for people from the acts of worship."  

أحمد:٢٤٥٥٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا سَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَطُّ وَإِنِّي لَأُسَبِّحُهَا وَقَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَتْرُكُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهُ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ مَا خَفَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنَ الْفَرَائِضِ  

ahmad:25363ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah Kānat

[Machine] "Aisha used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never used to perform the Sunnah of Dhuha prayer. She would perform it and she would say: 'Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would abstain from performing this voluntary prayer, out of fear that people would consider it obligatory upon them.'"  

أحمد:٢٥٣٦٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَالَ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تُسَبِّحُهَا وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَتْرُكُ الْعَمَلَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ