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ibnmajah:1156Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > Qābūs from his father

“My father sent word to ‘Aishah, asking which prayer the Prophet ﷺ most liked to perform regularly. She said: ‘He used to perform four Rak’ah before the Zuhr, in which he would stand for a long time and bow and prostrate perfectly.’”  

ابن ماجة:١١٥٦حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ قَابُوسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَرْسَلَ أَبِي إِلَى عَائِشَةَ أَىُّ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُوَاظِبَ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ يُطِيلُ فِيهِنَّ الْقِيَامَ وَيُحْسِنُ فِيهِنَّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ  


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ahmad:24164Jarīr > Qābūs from his father

[Machine] My father sent a woman to Aisha asking her which prayer was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for him to adhere to. She said, "He used to pray four units of prayer before Dhuhr, in which he would prolong his standing and perfect his bowing and prostration. As for the prayers he did not abandon, whether he was healthy or sick, present or absent, or witnessing, he would perform two units before Fajr."  

أحمد:٢٤١٦٤حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ قَابُوسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَرْسَلَ أَبِي امْرَأَةً إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا أَيُّ الصَّلَاةِ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُوَاظِبَ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا يُطِيلُ فِيهِنَّ الْقِيَامَ وَيُحْسِنُ فِيهِنَّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَأَمَّا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُ صَحِيحًا وَلَا مَرِيضًا وَلَا غَائِبًاوَلَا شَاهِدًا فَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ