Reconciling the hadiths on the virtue of the Dhuha prayer with the fact that the Companions did not perform it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the hadiths that were transmitted regarding the virtue of the Dhuha prayer with the reports that came from Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'A'ishah that they did not pray it?
Answer:
The reconciliation is that it is not obligatory. Those who do not pray it do so because they hold that it is not obligatory, and what is not obligatory is permissible to leave. Those who pray it do so seeking the reward, seeking an increase in reward, because it is a recommended practice (sunnah) that they maintain for the sake of the reward. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the hadiths that were transmitted regarding the virtue of the Dhuha prayer with the reports that came from Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'A'ishah that they did not pray it?
Answer:
The reconciliation is that it is not obligatory. Those who do not pray it do so because they hold that it is not obligatory, and what is not obligatory is permissible to leave. Those who pray it do so seeking the reward, seeking an increase in reward, because it is a recommended practice (sunnah) that they maintain for the sake of the reward. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الحيض والاستحاضة — islamhouse.com (59:50)
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