Duha Prayer

Question 1

What is Salat Al Duha (forenoon prayer) also known as?

Answer 1

Salat Al Awabeen (Prayer of the Penitent)

Question 2

Who reported the hadith stating that the Duha prayer should be performed?

Answer 2

Abu Hurayrah

Question 3

What did Abu Hurayrah say the Prophet advised him to do? (3 things)

Answer 3

1. Fast 3 days out of every month
2. Pray 2 rak3as in the forenoon
3. Pray Witr prayer before sleeping

(3-2-1)

Question 4

What is the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah where the Prophet (PBUH) advised him to pray Salat Al Duha? (Arabic)

Answer 4

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: “أوصاني خليلي صلى الله عليه وسلم بثلاث: صيام ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ من كل شهر، وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى، وأن أُوتِرَ قبل أن أنام”
متفق عليه

Question 5

What is the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah where the Prophet (PBUH) advised him to pray Salat Al Duha? (English)

Answer 5

Abu Hurayrah narrated: “My dear friend (PBUH) advised me to do 3 things: Fast 3 days out of every month, pray 2 rak3as in the forenoon, and to perform the Witr prayer before I sleep.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

Question 6

Who narrated the Hadith that states the virtue and importance of the Duha prayer?

Answer 6

Abu Dharr

Question 7

What is the Hadith by Abu Dharr that states the virtue and importance of the Duha prayer? (Arabic)

Answer 7

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رضي الله عنه عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : ( يُصْبِحُ عَلَى كُلِّ سُلَامَى مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ صَدَقَةٌ ، فَكُلُّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَكُلُّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَكُلُّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَكُلُّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَأَمْرٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَنَهْيٌ عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَيُجْزِئُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ رَكْعَتَانِ يَرْكَعُهُمَا مِنْ الضُّحَى ) رواه مسلم

Question 8

What is the Hadith by Abu Dharr that states the virtue and importance of the Duha prayer? (English)

Answer 8

Abu Dharr narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Charity is required from every part of your body daily. Every saying of “Subhanallah” is charity. Every saying of “Alhamdulilah” is charity. Every saying of “La ilaha illallah” is charity. Every saying of “Allahu Akbar” is charity. Ordering the good is charity. Eradicating the evil is charity. And what suffices for all that (as a charity) are the two rak3as of Duha” (Muslim)

Question 9

How many rak3as is the minimum for the Duha prayer?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

How many rak3as is the maximum for the Duha prayer?

Answer 10

8

Question 11

Who reported that the Prophet (PBUH) prayed 8 rak3as for Duha prayer?

Answer 11

Umm Hani

Question 12

What did Umm Hani say about Prophet praying Duha prayer? (2 things)

Answer 12

1. It was on the day of the Conquering of Makkah
2. He bathed before he prayed it
   (Bukhari and Muslim)

Question 13

When is the best time to perform the Duha prayer?

Answer 13

Near the end of its time (when the sun is hot)
(aka try nearer to Duhr, like 1 hour before Duhr, but obv pray it with more than 15 minutes before Duhr bc forbidden time)

Question 14

What is the proof that the best time to pray the Duha prayer is the end of its time?

Answer 14

Hadith Zayd ibn Arqam

Question 15

What is Hadith Zayd ibn Arqam that states the best time to pray Duha prayer? (English)

Answer 15

Zayd bin Arqam saw people praying the Duha prayer, and he said: “Did they not know that praying at other than this hour is better? The Prophet (PBUH) said: “The prayer of the pertinent (awabeen) is when the young camels’ hoofs burn from the heat.”” (Muslim)

Question 16

What is Hadith Zayd ibn Arqam that states the best time to pray Duha prayer? (Arabic)

Answer 16

أنَّ زَيْدَ بنَ أَرْقَمَ رَأَى قَوْمًا يُصَلُّونَ مِنَ الضُّحَى، فَقالَ: أَمَا لقَدْ عَلِمُوا أنَّ الصَّلَاةَ في غيرِ هذِه السَّاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ؛ إنَّ رَسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلَّمَ قالَ: صَلَاةُ الأوَّابِينَ حِينَ تَرْمَضُ الفِصَالُ.
رواه مسلم