The Duha Prayer: Is it the Ishaq Prayer? Is it prayed at home or in the mosque, given the hadith that whoever sits after the prayer, i.e., Fajr, until Ishaq?
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The questioner : Is the Duha Prayer the Ishaq Prayer? Is it prayed at home or in the mosque, given the hadith ? And is that according to the calendar or after a certain time?
The Shaykh : The Ishaq Prayer is the one prayed after the sun has risen the length of a spear. The amount of that in terms of time is that a quarter of an hour or so has passed since its rising. This is the Ishaq Prayer, and it is also the Duha Prayer, because the Duha Prayer is from when the sun rises the length of a spear until just before the sun reaches its zenith. It is more meritorious in the last part of the time than in the first part. As for what the hadith indicates, that whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits in his place of worship remembering Allah, then prays two rak'ahs, meaning when the sun has risen, he is as if he has performed a complete 'Umrah and a complete Hajj, or a complete 'Umrah, a complete 'Umrah. This hadith is weak; many of the preservers of hadith have graded it as weak. However, it is established in Sahih Muslim from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would remain in his place of worship after Fajr, meaning after praying Fajr, until the sun rose. It is good, but it does not mention the prayer of the two rak'ahs. The summary of the answer is that the two rak'ahs of Duha are the two rak'ahs of Ishaq. However, if you offer the two rak'ahs in the first part of the time, which is after the sun has risen the length of a spear, they are both Ishaq and Duha. And if you delay them until the last part of the time, they are Duha and not Ishaq.
The questioner : What is the minimum and maximum, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : As for the minimum, it is two rak'ahs. As for the maximum, there is no limit; a person prays as much as he wishes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Whoever sits after the prayer, i.e., Fajr, until Ishaq is as if he has performed a complete 'Umrah, a complete 'Umrah
من جلس بعد الصلاة - أي الفجر - إلى الإشراق فكأنما أتى بعمرة تامة تامةThe Shaykh : The Ishaq Prayer is the one prayed after the sun has risen the length of a spear. The amount of that in terms of time is that a quarter of an hour or so has passed since its rising. This is the Ishaq Prayer, and it is also the Duha Prayer, because the Duha Prayer is from when the sun rises the length of a spear until just before the sun reaches its zenith. It is more meritorious in the last part of the time than in the first part. As for what the hadith indicates, that whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits in his place of worship remembering Allah, then prays two rak'ahs, meaning when the sun has risen, he is as if he has performed a complete 'Umrah and a complete Hajj, or a complete 'Umrah, a complete 'Umrah. This hadith is weak; many of the preservers of hadith have graded it as weak. However, it is established in Sahih Muslim from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would remain in his place of worship after Fajr, meaning after praying Fajr, until the sun rose. It is good, but it does not mention the prayer of the two rak'ahs. The summary of the answer is that the two rak'ahs of Duha are the two rak'ahs of Ishaq. However, if you offer the two rak'ahs in the first part of the time, which is after the sun has risen the length of a spear, they are both Ishaq and Duha. And if you delay them until the last part of the time, they are Duha and not Ishaq.
The questioner : What is the minimum and maximum, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : As for the minimum, it is two rak'ahs. As for the maximum, there is no limit; a person prays as much as he wishes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.