The Authenticity of the Hadith: Four Rak'ahs Before the Midday Prayer Without a Closing Salam
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Question:
What is the authenticity of the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 1270Hasan (Al-Albani)?
Answer:
It is weak. The well-known practice is that he used to pray four rak'ahs before the midday prayer as a regular voluntary prayer, with a single closing salam before the midday prayer, as in the hadith of Aisha in al-Bukhari and others, and the hadith of Umm Habibah. As for this one, in the ways I have known of it, it is weak. Yes.
What is the authenticity of the hadith
The gates of heaven are opened for four rak'ahs containing no taslim (salutation) before the noon prayer.
أربع قبل الظهر ليس فيهن تسليم تفتح لهن أبواب السماءAnswer:
It is weak. The well-known practice is that he used to pray four rak'ahs before the midday prayer as a regular voluntary prayer, with a single closing salam before the midday prayer, as in the hadith of Aisha in al-Bukhari and others, and the hadith of Umm Habibah. As for this one, in the ways I have known of it, it is weak. Yes.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - جلسة مع الدعاة - ابن باز — archive.org (34:03)
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