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ahmad:25363 – ʿAbd 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:٢٥٣٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا 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  

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ahmad:25870 – Ḥajjāj > Layth > ʿUqayl b. Khālid > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

[Machine] "Aisha, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to glorify the morning prayer. Aisha used to glorify it as well, and she used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left many acts of worship for fear that people would consider them obligatory."  

أحمد:٢٥٨٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تُسَبِّحُهَا وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَرَكَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ  

ahmad:25350 – ʿAbd 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:٢٥٣٥٠ – حَدَّثَنَا 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  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا كَانَ يَتْرُكُ ﷺ الْأَعْمَالَ الصَّالِحَةَ بِحَضْرَةِ النَّاسِ

ibnhibban:312 – Ibn Qutaybah > Yazīd b. Mawhab > al-Layth > ʿAqīl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), used to say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not perform the morning prayer (Dhuha)." But Aisha used to perform it and she would say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) left many actions out of fear that people would take them as obligatory."  

ابن حبّان:٣١٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَقِيلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ «مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى» وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تُسَبِّحُهَا وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَرَكَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ  

ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يُوَاظِبَ عَلَى سُبْحَةِ الضُّحَى

ibnhibban:2532 – Ibn Qutaybah > Yazīd b. Mawhab > al-Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAqīl > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, used to say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never used to recite the Duha prayer." But Aisha used to recite it and she used to say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ left many acts of worship out of fear that people would consider them obligatory upon them."  

ابن حبّان:٢٥٣٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَقِيلٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ «مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى» وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تُسَبِّحُهَا وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَرَكَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ»