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muslim:719aShaybān b. Farrūkh > ʿAbd al-Wārith > Yazīd / al-Rishk > Muʿādhah > Saʾalat

that he asked 'A'isha ؓ how many rak'ahs Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed at the forenoon prayer. She replied: Four rak'ahs, but sometimes more as he pleased.  

مسلم:٧١٩aحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي الرِّشْكَ حَدَّثَتْنِي مُعَاذَةُ

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ كَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ الضُّحَى قَالَتْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ  


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Collected by Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
ibnmajah:1381Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Shabābah > Shuʿbah > Yazīd al-Rishk > Muʿādhah al-ʿAdawiyyah

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘Did the Prophet ﷺ pray Duha?’ She said: ‘Yes; four (Rak’ah) and he would add whatever Allah willed.’”  

ابن ماجة:١٣٨١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ قَالَتْ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى قَالَتْ نَعَمْ أَرْبَعًا وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ  

ahmad:24889Bahz > Hammām > Qatādah > Muʿādhah

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "How many units of dhuha prayer did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform?" She said, "Four units, and he would increase as Allah wills."  

أحمد:٢٤٨٨٩حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ قَالَتْ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَتْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ  

ahmad:24638Bahz > Hammām > Qatādah > Muʿādhah

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "How many units of Dhuha prayer did the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , used to perform?" She replied, "Four units (rak'ahs), and the Prophet would increase as Allah willed."  

أحمد:٢٤٦٣٨حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ قَالَتْ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَتْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ﷻ  

ahmad:25348ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Qatādah > Muʿādhah al-ʿAdawiyyah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray four units of the Duha prayer and would increase as Allah willed.  

أحمد:٢٥٣٤٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ  

ذِكْرُ إِثْبَاتِ عَائِشَةَ صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى لِلْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ

ibnhibban:2529Abū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd And Ibn Kathīr > Shuʿbah > Yazīd al-Rishk > Muʿādhah

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘Did the Prophet ﷺ pray Duha?’ She said: ‘Yes; four (Rak’ah) and he would add whatever Allah willed.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1381)   

ابن حبّان:٢٥٢٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَابْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَزِيدُ الرِّشْكُ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ قَالَتْ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَتْ « نَعَمْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ»