What is the manner of the Dhuha prayer and the greeting of the mosque?
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Question:
A listener from the Iraqi Republic, (A. N. J. Al-Bayati), sent a message. We presented some of his questions in a previous episode, and in this episode he asks and says: What is the manner of the Dhuha prayer? How many rak'ahs does it have? What is its time? And what is also the manner of the greeting of the mosque?
Answer:
The Dhuha prayer is two rak'ahs; this is its minimum. If one prays four, or more, there is no harm. It has no fixed limit. The most that occurred from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eight rak'ahs—(peace and blessings be upon him)—which he prayed on the Day of Conquest. This is the best. If one prays two, or prays four with two taslims, or prays six with three taslims, or prays eight with four taslims, or prays ten with five taslims, there is no harm; all of it is good, and it has no fixed limit.
Some scholars said that its maximum is eight, but there is no evidence for that. So let a person pray what Allah makes easy for him: two, or four, or more, saying taslim after every two. This is the best. He should be humble in it, and be at rest. Its time begins from the rising of the sun by the length of a spear, until it stands before the zenith by about a quarter of an hour, or a third of an hour approximately. This is the time of Dhuha. The best is when the Dhuha becomes intense, one or two hours before the midday prayer; this is the best. It is the prayer of the repentant, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. If one prays it one or two hours before the midday prayer, that is better. If one prays it after the sun has risen, that suffices. It has no restricted number; one prays what Allah makes easy for him: eight, or more, or less.
As for the greeting of the mosque, it is only two rak'ahs. If one enters the mosque at any time, he prays two rak'ahs, even if the imam is delivering the khutbah on Friday; he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. And even in the times of prohibition, this is the correct view. If he enters after the 'Asr prayer and wants to sit in the mosque for the Maghrib prayer, or for a lesson, he prays two rak'ahs. Or after the Fajr prayer, if he comes for a lesson, or to sit in the mosque until the sun rises, he prays two rak'ahs. This is the correct view. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. He also asks about the greeting of the mosque, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The answer to that has already been given.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.
A listener from the Iraqi Republic, (A. N. J. Al-Bayati), sent a message. We presented some of his questions in a previous episode, and in this episode he asks and says: What is the manner of the Dhuha prayer? How many rak'ahs does it have? What is its time? And what is also the manner of the greeting of the mosque?
Answer:
The Dhuha prayer is two rak'ahs; this is its minimum. If one prays four, or more, there is no harm. It has no fixed limit. The most that occurred from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eight rak'ahs—(peace and blessings be upon him)—which he prayed on the Day of Conquest. This is the best. If one prays two, or prays four with two taslims, or prays six with three taslims, or prays eight with four taslims, or prays ten with five taslims, there is no harm; all of it is good, and it has no fixed limit.
Some scholars said that its maximum is eight, but there is no evidence for that. So let a person pray what Allah makes easy for him: two, or four, or more, saying taslim after every two. This is the best. He should be humble in it, and be at rest. Its time begins from the rising of the sun by the length of a spear, until it stands before the zenith by about a quarter of an hour, or a third of an hour approximately. This is the time of Dhuha. The best is when the Dhuha becomes intense, one or two hours before the midday prayer; this is the best. It is the prayer of the repentant,
When the young camels are scorched by the heat
حين ترمض الفصالAs for the greeting of the mosque, it is only two rak'ahs. If one enters the mosque at any time, he prays two rak'ahs, even if the imam is delivering the khutbah on Friday; he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. And even in the times of prohibition, this is the correct view. If he enters after the 'Asr prayer and wants to sit in the mosque for the Maghrib prayer, or for a lesson, he prays two rak'ahs. Or after the Fajr prayer, if he comes for a lesson, or to sit in the mosque until the sun rises, he prays two rak'ahs. This is the correct view. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. He also asks about the greeting of the mosque, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The answer to that has already been given.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Source
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