Is the Duha prayer a recommended practice or obligatory?
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His second question asks: What is the ruling on the Duha prayer? Is it a recommended practice or obligatory? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with the best reward, and we wish you success.
Answer: The Duha prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. He owes nothing other than the five prayers in the day and night, unless he offers voluntary prayers. So the Duha prayer, the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) attached to the five obligatory prayers, and the night prayer are all recommended (mustahabb). Even the witr is recommended (mustahabb) according to the correct view. The witr is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah) and not obligatory according to the majority of scholars. Yes.
Answer: The Duha prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory.
When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the five prayers: Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr? The questioner said: Do I owe anything else? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: No, unless you offer voluntary prayers.
الرسول ﷺ لما سئل عن الصلوات الخمس الظهر والعصر والمغرب والعشاء والفجر؟ قال السائل: هل علي غيرها؟ قال له النبي ﷺ: لا إلا أن تطوع
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