The Time of the Duha Prayer
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Q:I pray the Duha prayer after the Fajr prayer, meaning immediately after the sun rises, and sometimes I pray it before the Zuhr prayer. Is this correct?
A: The time for the Duha prayer begins when the sun has risen the height of a spear, and ends when the sun stands still before the zenith. It is better to pray it after the heat has become intense. This is the prayer of the two returners; as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 748a, narrated by Muslim in his "Sahih."
And al-fisal: the young of camels.
And the meaning of: the heat of the sun becomes intense upon them, which is the heat of the sun.
And whoever prays it at the beginning of the time, after the sun has risen the height of a spear, there is no harm, and whoever prays it after the sun has become intense, before the time for the Zuhr prayer enters, there is no harm; because the matter in this is broad, praise be to Allah.
And the important thing is to maintain it and care for it. If a person is preoccupied with it at the end of the time and fears that he will not pray it, he should hasten to pray it at the beginning of the time so that he may attain its virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah and Abu al-Darda regarding the Duha prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 720, narrated by Imam Muslim in his "Sahih" from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him).
And this indicates the virtue of these two rak'ahs, and that they have a great status.
And if he prays four, or six, or eight, or more, there is no harm, but the minimum of that is two rak'ahs which he bows in the Duha.
A: The time for the Duha prayer begins when the sun has risen the height of a spear, and ends when the sun stands still before the zenith. It is better to pray it after the heat has become intense. This is the prayer of the two returners; as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The prayer of those who are penitent is observed when your weaned camels feel the heat of the sun.
صلاة الأوَّابين حين ترمض الفصالAnd al-fisal: the young of camels.
And the meaning of
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ترمضAnd whoever prays it at the beginning of the time, after the sun has risen the height of a spear, there is no harm, and whoever prays it after the sun has become intense, before the time for the Zuhr prayer enters, there is no harm; because the matter in this is broad, praise be to Allah.
And the important thing is to maintain it and care for it. If a person is preoccupied with it at the end of the time and fears that he will not pray it, he should hasten to pray it at the beginning of the time so that he may attain its virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah and Abu al-Darda regarding the Duha prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Oneness is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Greatness is an act of charity, enjoining good is an act of charity, forbidding what is distreputable is an act of charity, and two rak'ahs which one prays in the forenoon will suffice.
يُصبح على كل سُلَامَى من أحدكم صدقة، فكل تسبيحةٍ صدقة، وكل تحميدةٍ صدقة، وكل تهليلةٍ صدقة، وكل تكبيرةٍ صدقة، وأمرٌ بالمعروف صدقة، ونهيٌ عن المنكر صدقة، ويُجزئ من ذلك ركعتان يركعهما من الضحىAnd this indicates the virtue of these two rak'ahs, and that they have a great status.
And if he prays four, or six, or eight, or more, there is no harm, but the minimum of that is two rak'ahs which he bows in the Duha.
Source
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