Rulings on the Dhuha Prayer
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He says: Please give us a ruling on the Dhuha prayer, regarding the number of its rak'ahs, the recitation in it, the time in which it is performed, and whether it has specific tasbih and tahlil? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The Dhuha prayer is two rak'ahs, and if one adds more, whether four or more, it is all good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah to pray the two rak'ahs of Dhuha, and he advised Abu al-Darda' likewise regarding the Dhuha prayer, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him):, narrated by Muslim in the Sahih.
This indicates the great benefit in these two rak'ahs. If one prays with two taslims, that is four rak'ahs, or with three taslims, that is six rak'ahs, or with four taslims, that is eight rak'ahs, it is all good. Even if one prays more, ten, twenty, or thirty, and says taslim after every two, it is all good. ... The entire time of Dhuha is a place for prayer until the sun stands still.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes pray four and sometimes add more. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:Sahih Muslim 719c And on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, he prayed eight rak'ahs, saying taslim after every two, (peace and blessings be upon him). If one prays more, there is no harm; it is all good, except when the sun stands still. One should hold back when: it is near Dhuhr, a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour before Dhuhr, when the sun is at its zenith. When it is at the zenith of the sky before it leans toward the west, this is the time of prohibition, the time of standing still. When it is at the zenith in the sky before it leans toward the west, one stops and does not pray except for those with specific causes, such as entering the mosque. If one enters before Dhuhr, one prays the greeting of the mosque, or if one circumambulates the Ka'bah in Makkah before Dhuhr, one prays the sunnah of tawaf, or if the sun is eclipsed before Dhuhr, one prays the eclipse prayer, or after 'Asr, one prays the eclipse prayer, because it is one of those with specific causes. It does not have a specific recitation; one reads what is easy for him, reading al-Fatihah and whatever is easy with it. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. He asks about the tasbih and tahlil; does it have tasbih?
The Shaykh: Like, like ......., one says tasbih in ruku': Subhan Rabbi al-Azim, and in sujud: Subhan Rabbi al-A'la. As for after it, there is nothing specific.. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you. May Allah reward you with good.
Your Eminence! In closing this meeting, I direct to you my sincere thanks, after thanking Allah , for your kindness in answering the brother listeners, and I hope that the meeting will be renewed and that you are in good health.
The Shaykh: We hope for that.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Answer: The Dhuha prayer is two rak'ahs, and if one adds more, whether four or more, it is all good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Hurayrah to pray the two rak'ahs of Dhuha, and he advised Abu al-Darda' likewise regarding the Dhuha prayer, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Every joint of every person has a charity to give every morning. Every tasbih is a charity, every tahlil is a charity, every tahmid is a charity, every takbir is a charity, enjoining good is a charity, and forbidding evil is a charity. Then he said: And sufficient for that are two rak'ahs that you pray in the Dhuha time.
يصبح على كل سلامى من الناس صدقة، فكل تسبيحة صدقة، وكل تهليلة صدقة، وكل تحميدة صدقة، وكل تكبيرة صدقة، وأمر بمعروف صدقة، ونهي عن منكر صدقة، ثم قال: ويكفي من ذلك ركعتان تركعهما من الضحىThis indicates the great benefit in these two rak'ahs. If one prays with two taslims, that is four rak'ahs, or with three taslims, that is six rak'ahs, or with four taslims, that is eight rak'ahs, it is all good. Even if one prays more, ten, twenty, or thirty, and says taslim after every two, it is all good. ... The entire time of Dhuha is a place for prayer until the sun stands still.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes pray four and sometimes add more. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe four rak'ahs in the forenoon prayer and he sometimes observed more as Allah pleased.
كان النبي ﷺ يصلي الضحى أربعاً ويزيد ما شاء اللهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good. He asks about the tasbih and tahlil; does it have tasbih?
The Shaykh: Like, like ......., one says tasbih in ruku': Subhan Rabbi al-Azim, and in sujud: Subhan Rabbi al-A'la. As for after it, there is nothing specific.. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you. May Allah reward you with good.
Your Eminence! In closing this meeting, I direct to you my sincere thanks, after thanking Allah , for your kindness in answering the brother listeners, and I hope that the meeting will be renewed and that you are in good health.
The Shaykh: We hope for that.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
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