[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said that it is forbidden to pray when the sun is in its zenith every day except for Friday. It has been narrated from Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, 'Amr ibn Abasa, and Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet ﷺ preferred to hasten the arrival of Friday, and then he encouraged the people to pray until the Imam leaves, without specifying or making any exceptions. We will mention this, if Allah wills, in the book of Friday prayers.  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَحْرُمُ يَعْنِي الصَّلَاةَ إِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِلَّا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرُوِيَ فِي ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ مَرْفُوعًا وَالِاعْتِمَادُ عَلَى أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اسْتَحَبَّ التَّبْكِيرَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ رَغَّبَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى خُرُوجِ الْإِمَامِ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَخْصِيصٍ وَلَا اسْتِثْنَاءٍ نَذْكُرُهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِ الْجُمُعَةِ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan say on Friday that all of the prayer, indeed Hellfire is not kindled on Friday. And the permission in this matter was narrated to us from Tawus and Mak'hul.  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ صَلَاةٌ كُلُّهُ إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَا تُسَجَّرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرُوِّينَا الرُّخْصَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ وَمَكْحُولٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to only pray two quick units of prayer when the dawn broke.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] Abdullah, I don't know if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us while we were praying this prayer and he became very angry with us. Then he said, "Inform your absent witness that there is no prayer after the Fajr prayer except for the two units of the Fajr prayer." Its chain of narration has been established by Abdullah ibn Wahb from Sulaiman ibn Bilal, and it has also been narrated by Abu Bakr ibn Abi Uwais from Sulaiman ibn Bilal, but there is a mix-up in its chain of narration. The correct narration is from Ibn Wahb.  

عَبْدُ اللهِ لَا دَرَيْتَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ نُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَتَغَيَّظَ عَلَيْنَا تَغَيُّظًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيُبَلِّغْ شَاهِدُكُمْ غَائِبَكُمْ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ أَقَامَ إِسْنَادَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ فَخَلَطَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَالصَّحِيحُ رِوَايَةُ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ فَقَدْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no prayer after Fajr prayer except two units." An-Nabi Muhammad bin Nazeer bin Janah from Kufa reported, Abu Ja'far bin Duhaim reported, Ahmad bin Hazim reported, Qutaiba bin Said reported from Ad-Darawardi, who mentioned it as being narrated by Uthman bin Umar. Qudamah bin Musa reported, a man from Banu Hanthalah reported from Abu Al-Qamah, the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, who mentioned it in the same meaning as the hadith of Ibn Wahb. Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz reported, Abu Al-Abbas (who is deaf) reported, Hasan bin Mukram reported, Uthman bin Umar reported in a similar manner. And he has a witness in the narration of Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As, even though there is someone in the chain of narrators that cannot be relied upon.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ جَنَاحُ بْنُ نَذِيرِ بْنِ جَنَاحٍ بِالْكُوفَةِ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرِ بْنُ دُحَيْمٍ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أنبأ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ثنا الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ فَذَكَرَهُ 4440 وَرَوَاهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ أنبأ قُدَامَةُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي حَنْظَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَكَرَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ هُوَ الْأَصَمُّ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بِنَحْوِهِ وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ مَنْ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "There is no prayer after the dawn until two rak'ahs of Fajr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no prayer after the dawn prayer except for the two units of the dawn prayer." Abdullah ibn Yazid, also known as Abu Abdur Rahman al-Hubuli, narrated this hadith. Jafar ibn Awn also narrated from Abdullah ibn Yazid, who narrated from Abdullah ibn Amr that there is no prayer after the dawn prayer except for two units. Abu Zakariya ibn Abi Ishaq al-Muzakki narrated this hadith, and Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated from him, and Muhammad ibn Abdil Wahhab al-Farra narrated from them, and Jafar ibn Awn narrated from him, and Abdul Rahman ibn Ziyad narrated from him and mentioned it as a marfu' hadith. This is different from the narration of Thawri and Ibn Wahb in terms of the text and the marfu' part. And Thawri's narration is more reliable than others, except that Abdul Rahman al-Afriqi is not a reliable narrator for it, but he has a corroborating witness regarding the hadith of Ibn Musayyib, which is also marfu'.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ هُوَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيُّ 4443 وَرَوَاهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ أَنْ يُصَلَّى الْفَجْرُ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ أنبأ أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْفَرَّاءُ أنبأ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ فَذَكَرَهُ مَوْقُوفًا وَهُوَ بِخِلَافِ رِوَايَةِ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَابْنِ وَهْبٍ فِي الْمَتْنِ وَالْوُقُوفِ وَالثَّوْرِيُّ أَحْفَظُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَفْرِيقِيَّ غَيْرُ مُحْتَجٍّ بِهِ وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ مُرْسَلًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no prayer after the call to prayer except two prostrations, meaning the Fajr prayer. This was narrated and connected to the mention of Abu Hurairah in it, and it is not correct to pray it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ النِّدَاءِ إِلَّا سَجْدَتَيْنِ يَعْنِي الْفَجْرَ وَرُوِيَ مَوْصُولًا بِذِكْرِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فِيهِ وَلَا يَصِحُّ وَصَلُهُ  

[Machine] "He saw a man praying after the dawn prayer with more than two raka'at, in which he prolongs the bowing and prostration. So he forbade him, and the man said, 'O Abu Muhammad, does Allah punish me for praying?' He said, 'No, but He punishes you for going against the Sunnah.'"  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُكْثِرُ فِيهَا الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَنَهَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يُعَذِّبُنِي اللهُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُكَ عَلَى خِلَافِ السُّنَّةِ  

A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting." He replied, "You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah has enjoined on me." Thus, Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed him about all the rules (i.e. fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he will be granted Paradise). (Using translation from Bukhārī 1891)   

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ قَالَ صِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِشَرَائِعِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ لَا أَتَطَوَّعُ شَيْئًا وَلَا أَنْقُصُ مِمَّا فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَاللهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ  

The five (daily) prayers and one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer are expiations (for the sins committed in the intervals) between them. (Using translation from Muslim 233b)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ  

A man from among the people of Najd with disheveled hair came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The humming sound of his voice could be heard but what he was saying could not be understood. He came closer and it was then known that he was asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Five times of prayer each day and night: He asked: Must I observe any more than them? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. He (Talhah) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned fasting during the month of Ramadan. He asked: Must I observe anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Zakat to him. He asked: Must I pay anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The man then turned away saying: I swear by Allah, I shall not add anything to this or fall short of it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The man will be successful if he speaks truth. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 391)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ نَسْمَعُ دَوِيَّ صَوْتِهِ وَلَا نَفْقَهُ مَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ؟ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الزَّكَاةَ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلَا أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: The five daily prayers and the Friday prayer until the next Friday are expiations for what is between them, as long as major sins are avoided.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ مَا لَمْ يَغْشَ الْكَبَائِرَ  

Ibn Muhayriz said: A man from Banu Kinanah, named al-Makhdaji, heard a person called AbuMuhammad in Syria, saying: The witr is a duty (wajib). Al-Makhdaji said: So I went to Ubadah ibn as-Samit and informed him. Ubadah said: AbuMuhammad told a lie. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There are five prayers which Allah has prescribed on His servants. If anyone offers them, not losing any of them, and not treating them lightly, Allah guarantees that He will admit him to Paradise. If anyone does not offer them, Allah does not take any responsibility for such a person. He may either punish him or admit him to Paradise. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1420)   

سَمِعَ رَجُلًا بِالشَّامِ يُدْعَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ وَاجِبٌ قَالَ الْمُخْدَجِيُّ فَرُحْتُ إِلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ فَاعْتَرَضْتُ لَهُ وَهُوَ رَائِحٌ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ كَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] A man from the tribe of Kinanah and then from the tribe of Mudlij met a man from the Ansar (Helpers), known as Abu Muhammad, and asked him about the Witr prayer. He said that it is obligatory. The man from Kinanah then met Ubada ibn As-Samit and mentioned this to him. Ubada replied, "Abu Muhammad is lying. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Allah has made it obligatory for the servants to perform five prayers. Whoever fulfills them without missing anything from them, he has a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. And whoever does not fulfill them, then he has no covenant with Allah. If He wills, He may punish him and if He wills, He may forgive him.'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ ثُمَّ مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ لَقِيَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ وَاجِبٌ قَالَ الْكِنَانِيُّ فَلَقِيتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ ؓ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فَرَضَهُنَّ اللهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَنْ أَتَى بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ شَيْئًا مِنْهُنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عَهْدٌ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ رَحِمَهُ  

[Machine] A good and beautiful act that the Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims have done after him, but it is not obligatory.  

أَمْرٌ حَسَنٌ جَمِيلٌ عَمِلَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ  

[Machine] Indeed, this odd number is not obligatory, but it is a good sunnah from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Allah is odd and He loves odd numbers. This is the narration of Zuhayr and in another narration by Ath-Thawri, it is mentioned that odd number is not obligatory, but it is a sunnah which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ established.  

إِنَّ هَذَا الْوِتْرَ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ حَسَنَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الثَّوْرِيِّ الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] "Witr is not an obligatory prayer like the prescribed prayers, but it is a recommended sunnah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ established. He said, 'Perform Witr, O people of the Quran, for indeed Allah, the Exalted, is odd and He loves the odd-numbered prayer.'"  

الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ كَالصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ  

“Allah is Witr and He loves the odd (numbered), so perform Witr, O people of the Qur’an.” A Bedouin said: ‘What is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying?’ He said: ‘That is not for you or your companions.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1170)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ فَأَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ وَزَادَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَا لِأَصْحَابِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perform the night prayer, O people of the Quran." A Bedouin man asked, "What does the Prophet ﷺ say?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "You are not one of them." This was narrated by Sufyan Ath-Thawri from Amr ibn Murrah and he transmitted it.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا يَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَرَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , said: "Perform Witr prayer, O people of the Quran, as Allah, the Exalted, is One and loves odd numbers." So, a Bedouin asked, "What does the Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , say?" He was told, "This does not concern you nor your companions."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَصْحَابَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَا لِأَصْحَابِكَ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] Sheikh Abu al-Fath al-Umari reported that Abd al-Rahman al-Shuraihi reported that Abu al-Qasim al-Bagawi narrated from Ali ibn al-Jad that Shu'bah reported from Qatadah who said, "I heard Saeed ibn al-Musayyib say, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer and there is no obligation upon you to do so. He used to perform the Duha prayer and there is no obligation upon you to do so. He used to perform the Salat al-Duha before the noon prayer and there is no obligation upon you to do so.' Qatadah said, 'I said, 'This is what we only know about Witr.' He said, 'O people of the Quran! observe Witr prayer, for indeed Allah is Witr (the Odd) and He loves the odd.'  

أنبأ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو الْفَتْحِ الْعُمَرِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الشُّرَيْحِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْبَغَوِيُّ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ أنبأ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ يَقُولُ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وَضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وَصَلَّى الضُّحَى وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وَصَلَّى قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مَا نَعْرِفُ غَيْرَ الْوِتْرِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا؛ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three obligations upon me, and they are optional for you: the offering of the sacrifice, the Witr prayer, and the two Rak'ahs of the Duha prayer." Abu Janab al-Kalbi, whose name was Yahya ibn Abi Hayah, is a weak narrator. However, Yazid ibn Harun considered him truthful and accused him of deception.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثَلَاثٌ هُنَّ عَلَيَّ فَرَائِضُ وَهُنَّ لَكُمْ تَطَوُّعٌ النَّحْرُ وَالْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَا الضُّحَى أَبُو جَنَابٍ الْكَلْبِيُّ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي حَيَّةَ ضَعِيفٌ وَكَانَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ يُصَدِّقُهُ وَيَرْمِيهِ بِالتَّدْلِيسِ  

[Machine] He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Indeed, Allah has commanded you to pray, which is better for you than the red camels, and it is for you from the time of Isha prayer until the break of dawn, the Witr prayer." This hadith was narrated by Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, who said, Abdullah ibn Murrah informed us that Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz told him, who was informed by Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, who was informed by Saad ibn Uthman al-Tanukhi, who was informed by Ahmad ibn Khalid, who was informed by Muhammad ibn Ishaq, and he mentioned its meaning.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَمَرَكُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ وَهِيَ لَكُمْ مَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ الْوِتْرَ الْوِتْرَ مَرَّتَيْنِ 4461 وَرَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُرَّةَ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ التَّنُوخِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , went out one day to the morning prayer and said, "Allah has commanded you to pray a prayer that is better for you than the red camels." We said, "What is it, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "The Witr prayer from the time of Isha until the dawn." This hadith is narrated by Yazid ibn Harun, except that Az-Zufi did not mention it. Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar, Abdullah ibn Murrah, and Abu Bakr al-Farsi reported it from Ibrahim al-Asbahani, who reported it from Abu Ahmad ibn Farris, who reported it from Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari. The chain of narration for this hadith is not known, meaning the chain of narration for this hadith was not heard from each other. The Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said that similar hadiths have been narrated regarding the two Rakahs of Fajr prayer with a more authentic chain of narration than this one.  

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَمَرَكُمُ اللهُ بِصَلَاةٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ قُلْنَا مَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ الْوِتْرُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلِ الزَّوْفِيُّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُرَّةَ وَأنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْفَارِسِيُّ أَنْبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ فَارِسٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيِّ قَالَ لَا يُعْرَفُ لِإِسْنَادِهِ يَعْنِي لِإِسْنَادِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ سَمَاعُ بَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِثْلُ هَذَا فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ بِإِسْنَادٍ أَصَحَّ مِنْ هَذَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah has added a prayer to your prayers, and it is better for you than red camels, namely the two units of prayer before the Fajr prayer." Al-Abbas ibn Al-Walid said, "Yahya ibn Ma'een told me that this is a rare hadith from the hadith of Mu'awiya ibn Salam. Mu'awiya ibn Salam is a narrator from the people of Sham (Syria), and he is trustworthy in his narrations. Whoever does not write down his hadith with his full chain of narrators and discontinuous, then he is not considered a reliable narrator. It has reached me from Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaima that he said, 'If it were possible for me to travel to Ibn Bujayr, I would travel to him.' In this narration, Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz said, 'I heard Abu Sa'id ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abi Uthman saying, 'I heard my father saying, 'I heard Ibn Khuzayma say this narration in his story about Ibn Bujayr.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ زَادَكُمْ صَلَاةً إِلَى صَلَاتِكُمْ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ أَلَا وَهِيَ الرَّكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ لِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سَلَامٍ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَامٍ مُحَدِّثُ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ وَهُوَ صَدُوقُ الْحَدِيثِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكْتُبْ حَدِيثَهُ مُسْنَدَهُ وَمُنْقَطِعَهُ فَلَيْسَ بِصَاحِبِ حَدِيثٍ وَبَلَغَنِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ أَمْكَنَنِي أَنْ أَرْحَلَ إِلَى ابْنِ بُجَيْرٍ لَرَحَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ خُزَيْمَةَ يَقُولُ فَذَكَرَهُ فِي حِكَايَتِهِ لَهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُجَيْرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Witr (odd-numbered prayer) is obligatory, so whoever does not pray Witr is not one of us." Abu Sa'ad al-Malini reported that Abu Ahmad ibn 'Adi said: "I heard Ibn Hammad say that Al-Bukhari reported from 'Ubaidullah ibn 'Abdullah Abu al-Muneeb, who heard from Ibn Buraidah, who heard from Zaid ibn al-Hubab that he had different narrations with him." Abu Ahmad said: "And I have no objection to him, and Yahya ibn Ma'in also considered him reliable, and Allah knows best."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا أَنْبَأَ أَبُو سَعْدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ حَمَّادٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَبُو الْمُنِيبِ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ سَمِعَ مِنْهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ عِنْدَهُ مَنَاكِيرُ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَكَانَ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ أَيْضًا يُوَثِّقُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] Al-Witr is a voluntary act of worship and it is one of the noblest acts of voluntary worship.  

الْوِتْرُ تَطَوُّعٌ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَشْرَفِ التَّطَوُّعِ  

[Machine] 'Aasim al-Nabeel reported from Ibn Jurayj, he said, "I said to 'Ata', 'Are the two raka'ahs of Fajr obligatory or are they from the voluntary prayers?' He replied, 'Did you not know?' Then he narrated to me from 'Ubayd ibn 'Umayr from 'Aisha that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not abandon anything more than he would abandon the two raka'ahs of Fajr from the voluntary prayers."  

عَاصِمٍ النَّبِيلُ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ أَوَاجِبَةٌ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ أَوْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ؟ فَقَالَ أَوَمَا عَلِمْتَ؟ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ أَدْوَمَ مِنْهُ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيِ الصُّبْحِ أَوِ الْفَجْرِ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not engage in any voluntary deeds more dedicatedly than he did with the two Rak'ahs before Fajr (dawn) prayer.  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "The two units of prayer before sunrise are better than the world and everything in it." And in another narration by Musaddad, it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Its reward is comparable to it."  

النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُسَدَّدٍ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ  

The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains. (Using translation from Muslim 725a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا  

[Machine] And he said, "Verily, the Prophet ﷺ said about the two units of Fajr prayer, 'They are more beloved to me than the red camels.'" 4471 Said.  

وَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ لَهُمَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ 4471 قَالَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the night prayer, then he prayed eight rak'ahs while standing, two rak'ahs while sitting, and two rak'ahs between the calls to prayer, and he never left them.  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَائِمًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ جَالِسًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُهُمَا أَبَدًا  

Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aisha kept Bilal engaged in a matter which she asked him till the day was bright and it became fairly light. Bilal then stood up and called him to prayer and called him repeatedly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not yet come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aisha had kept him engaged in a matter which she asked him till it became fairly light; hence he became late in reaching him (in time). He (Bilal) said: Messenger of Allah, the dawn became fairly bright. He said: If the dawn became brighter than it is now, I would pray them (the two rak'ahs of the sunnah prayer), offer them well and in a more beautiful manner. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1257)   

أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِلَالًا بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى فَضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا قَالَ فَأَقَامَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَتَابَعَ أَذَانَهُ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا وَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا قَالَ لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَكَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَدَعُوهُمَا وَإِنْ طَرَدَتْكُمُ الْخَيْلُ وَهُوَ فِي بَعْضِ النُّسَخِ بِكِتَابِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ  

I remember ten Rakat of Nawafil from the Prophet, two Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two after it; two Rakat after Maghrib prayer in his house, and two Rakat after 'Isha' prayer in his house, and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and at that time nobody would enter the house of the Prophet. Hafsa told me that the Prophet ﷺ used to offer two Rakat after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had dawned. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1180)   

حَفِظْتُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَكَانَتْ سَاعَةً لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ وَحَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ وَطَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] I prayed with the Prophet ﷺ before noon, two prostrations, and after that, two prostrations. And after Maghrib (evening prayer), two prostrations, and after Isha (night prayer), two prostrations, and after Jumu'ah (Friday prayer), two prostrations. As for Maghrib, Isha, and Jumu'ah, it was in his house. Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two light prostrations when the dawn broke before offering the dawn prayer. And it was an hour during which I would not enter upon the Prophet ﷺ .  

صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَأَمَّا الْمَغْرِبُ وَالْعِشَاءُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فَفِي بَيْتِهِ وَحَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الْفَجْرَ وَكَانَتْ سَاعَةً لَا أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

I asked A'ishah about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Before the noon prayer he would pray four rak'ahs in my house, then go out and lead the people in prayer, then return to my house and pray two rak'ahs. He would lead the people in the sunset prayer, then return to my house and pray two rak'ahs. Then he would lead the people in the night prayer, and enter my house and pray two rak'ahs. He would pray nine rak'ahs during the night, including witr (prayer). At night he would pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting. When he recited the Qur'an while standing, he would bow and prostrate himself from the standing position, and when he recited while sitting, he would bow and prostrate himself from the sitting position, and when dawn came he prayed two rak'ahs, then he would come out and lead the people in the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1251)   

صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فِي بَيْتِي ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهُمُ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِيهِنَّ الْوِتْرُ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا جَالِسًا فَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ وَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَكَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to not leave four (units of prayer) before midday and two (units of prayer) before the dawn prayer. Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz narrated that Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Ka'bi informed us that Muhammad bin Ayyub informed us that Musaddad informed us that Yahya narrated from Shu'ba, and he mentioned it in a similar manner except that he said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said before the morning prayer."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ 4478 وَأنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكَعْبِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ  

[Machine] "Whoever prays twelve voluntary rak'ahs every day, not including the obligatory prayers, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise."  

اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطَوُّعًا غَيْرَ فَرِيضَةٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ سَمِعَ عَمْرَو بْنَ أَوْسٍ سَمِعَ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّى ثِنْتَيْ عَشَرَ رَكْعَةً فِي يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ سِوَى الْمَكْتُوبَةِ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ ؓ مَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ بَعْدُ قَالَ عَنْبَسَةُ مَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ بَعْدُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو مَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ بَعْدُ قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ وَأَنَا مَا أَكَادُ أَنْ أَدَعَهُنَّ بَعْدُ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs, Allah (SWT) will build for him a house in paradise: four before Zuhr and two after, two before Asr, two after Maghrib, and two before Subh.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1802)   

عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَاثْنَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَاثْنَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ وَاثْنَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَاثْنَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever preserves four units (rak'ahs) before the Dhuhr prayer and four units after it, Hellfire will be forbidden for him." It was narrated by Sulaiman ibn Musa from Mak'hul with a similar narration.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَأَرْبَعٍ بَعْدَهَا حُرِّمَ عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ وَرَوَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ مِثْلَهُ  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "Whoever performs four rak'ahs before Dhuhr prayer and four rak'ahs after it, Allah will prohibit his flesh from the Fire. I have not left them since I heard this hadith." This was narrated by Abu Abdullah in the Ziyadat, and Abu Abdullah As-Susi in the hadith of Al-Awza'i. They both said: Abu Al-Abbas narrated to us, who narrated, Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah Al-Munadi, who narrated from Rawh ibn Ubada, and he mentioned it in a similar manner.  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَأَرْبَعًا بَعْدَهَا حَرَّمَ اللهُ لَحْمَهُ عَلَى النَّارِ فَمَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا 4483 وَأنبأ بِهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ فِي الزِّيَادَاتِ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ السُّوسِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْمُنَادِي ثنا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Twelve rak'ahs, whoever prays them Allah will build for him a house in Paradise: four rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs after Zuhr, two rak'ahs before Asr, two rak'ahs after Maghrib and two rak'ahs before Subh prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1801)   

عَنْ أُخْتِهِ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّى ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِي يَوْمٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah have mercy on a person who performs four units of prayer before Asr." I found this in my book, number 4486. Abu Ali al-Rudbary informed Abu Bakr ibn Dasa, who narrated from Abu Dawood al-Sijistani, who narrated from Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, who narrated from Abu Dawood, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Mihran al-Qurashi, who narrated from his grandfather Abu al-Muthanna, who narrated from Ibn Umar, who also mentioned it in a similar way. This is the authentic narration from Abu Ibrahim Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Muslim ibn Mihran al-Qurashi, who heard it from his grandfather Muslim ibn Mihran al-Qurashi (also known as Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna) because his kunya, Muslim, was mentioned by al-Bukhari in his Tareekh. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Farisi narrated this from Ibrahim ibn Abdullah al-Asbahani, who narrated from Abu Ahmad ibn Faris, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Ismaeel. The sheikh said, "The statement of the narrator in the first chain from his father, I consider it to be a mistake, and Allah knows best."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَحِمَ اللهُ امْرَأً صَلَّى قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا كَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ فِي كِتَابِي 4486 وَأنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ هُوَ السِّجِسْتَانِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الْقُرَشِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي جَدِّي أَبُو الْمُثَنَّى عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ هَذَا هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ وَهُوَ أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ الْقُرَشِيُّ سَمِعَ جَدَّهُ مُسْلِمَ بْنَ مِهْرَانَ الْقُرَشِيَّ وَيُقَالُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْمُثَنَّى؛ لِأَنَّ كُنْيَةَ مُسْلِمٍ أَبُو الْمُثَنَّى ذَكَرَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي التَّارِيخِ أَنْبَأَ بِذَلِكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْفَارِسِيُّ أَنْبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ فَارِسٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَوْلُ الْقَائِلِ فِي الْإِسْنَادِ الْأَوَّلِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَرَاهُ خَطَأً وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned from his prayers four units before noon, two units after noon, and four units before the afternoon.  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَهُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَأَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray two units (rak'ahs) before Maghrib prayer. Then he said, "Pray two units (rak'ahs) before Maghrib prayer for whoever fears that people may consider it a recommended act."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Between every two calls to prayer, there are three prayers. Then, in the third call, he said, 'For whoever wishes.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer, between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer, between every two calls to prayer there is a prayer for whoever wants to perform it." This Hadith is mentioned in Sahih narrated by Sa'id al-Jurairi and narrated by Hayaan ibn 'Ubayd Allah from 'Abdullah ibn Buraydah. There is a mistake in its chain of narration and a addition was made that is not supported. In the narration of Husayn al-Mu'allim, there is something that invalidates it and it is testified that there is an error in it.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ لِمَنْ شَاءَ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ وَرَوَاهُ حَيَّانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ وَأَخْطَأَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَأَتَى بِزِيَادَةٍ لَمْ يُتَابَعَ عَلَيْهَا وَفِي رِوَايَةِ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ مَا يُبْطِلُهَا وَيَشْهَدُ بِخَطَئِهِ فِيهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, with every call to prayer, there are two rak'as except for Maghrib." Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed me that Muhammad bin Ismail narrated to us, Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ishaq said, meaning Ibn Khuzaymah, following the trace of this hadith, Hayyan bin 'Ubaidullah said, "He made a mistake in the chain of narration; because Khamis bin Al-Hasan, Saeed bin Iyas Al-Jurairi, and Abd al-Mumin Al-Ataki narrated the news from Ibn Buraydah from Abdullah bin Mughaffal (excluding his father). This is my knowledge from the kind that Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say, he took the path of Maghrib. When this sheikh saw the news of Ibn Buraydah from his father, he assumed that this news was also from his father. Perhaps when he saw the majority not praying before Maghrib, he assumed that it is not permissible to pray before Maghrib. So he added this word to the news and increased in knowledge that this narration is incorrect. Ibn Al-Mubarak said in his hadith from Khamis, it is as if Ibn Buraydah used to pray two rak'as before Maghrib. If Ibn Buraydah had heard from his father about the Prophet's ﷺ exception, which Hayyan bin 'Ubaidullah mentioned in the narration, that no prayer was performed before Maghrib, then there would be no contradiction with the narration of the Prophet ﷺ .  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ عِنْدَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مَا خَلَا الْمَغْرِبَ 4492 وَأنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خُزَيْمَةَ عَلَى أَثَرِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ حَيَّانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ هَذَا قَدْ أَخْطَأَ فِي الْإِسْنَادِ؛ لِأَنَّ كَهْمَسَ بْنَ الْحَسَنِ وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ إِيَاسٍ الْجُرَيْرِيَّ وَعَبْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الْعَتَكِيَّ رَوَوَا الْخَبَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ لَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ هَذَا عِلْمِي مِنَ الْجِنْسِ الَّذِي كَانَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ يَقُولُ أَخَذَ طَرِيقَ الْمَجَرَّةِ فَهَذَا الشَّيْخُ لَمَّا رَأَى أَخْبَارَ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ تَوَهَّمَ أَنَّ هَذَا الْخَبَرَ هُوَ أَيْضًا عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَلَعَلَّهُ لَمَّا رَأَى الْعَامَّةَ لَا تُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ تَوَهَّمَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُصَلَّى قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَزَادَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةَ فِي الْخَبَرِ وَزَادَ عِلْمًا بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ خَطَأٌ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ كَهْمَسٍ فَكَأَنَّ ابْنَ بُرَيْدَةَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلَوْ كَانَ ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ قَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَذَا الِاسْتِثْنَاءَ الَّذِي زَادَ حَيَّانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ فِي الْخَبَرِ مَا خَلَا صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُخَالِفُ خَبَرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ