Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), who saw some people praying Duha and said: "They surely know that prayer at another time is better. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun.'" 1
And the saying of Allah, the Almighty: ‘By the even and the odd.’ (Al-Fajr, 89:3)
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
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The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun
(1) The statement "The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun" is explained in Ad-Durr Al-Mukhtar: "It is recommended to pray four or more rak'ahs of Duha from after sunrise until midday. The preferred time is after a quarter of the day has passed." In Al-Munyah, it is stated: "The minimum is two rak'ahs, the maximum is twelve, and the middle is eight, which is the best, as established by the Prophet's (ﷺ) actions and words. The maximum is based solely on his words."
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قوله
(۱) قوله: صلاة الأوابين حين تَرْمَضُ الفِصَالُ، وقال في الدر المختار»: وندب أربع فصاعدًا في الضحى على الصحيح، من بعد الطلوع إلى الزوال. ووقتها المختار بعد ربع النهار. وفي المنية»: أقلها ركعتان، وأكثرها اثنا عشر، وأوسطها ثمان، وهو أفضلها، كما في الذخائر الأشرفية؛ لثبوته بفعله وقوله . وأما أكثرها فبقوله ﷺ فقط.
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ف: واضح باد کہ درمختار میں لکھا ہے کہ چاشت کی نماز بقول صحیح چار رکعت یا اس سے زائد ہے
اور اس کا وقت آفتاب کے ایک نیزہ بلند ہونے کے بعد سے شروع ہو کر زوال تک رہتا ہے اور نماز
چاشت کا مستحب وقت یہ ہے کہ اس کو دن کا چوتھائی حصہ گزرنے کے بعد ادا کیا جائے۔ المنیہ میں کہا
گیا ہے کہ نماز چاشت کی کم از کم مقدار دو رکعت ہیں اور زیادہ سے زیادہ بارہ رکعت ہیں اور اوسط آٹھ
رکعت ہیں اور آٹھ رکعت ہی افضل ہے جیسا کہ ذخائر اشرفیہ میں مذکور ہے اس کی وجہ یہ ہے کہ نماز
چاشت کے (8) رکعت رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے قول اور فعل دونوں سے ثابت ہیں اور بارہ
رکعت کا ثبوت صرف رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے قول سے ملتا ہے عمل سے نہیں۔
Mu'adh ibn Anas Al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever sits in his prayer place after Fajr prayer until he prays two rak'ahs of Duha, speaking only good, will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.'"
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Every joint in a person's body must give charity every day. Every Tasbih (saying SubhanAllah) is charity, every Tahmid (saying Alhamdulillah) is charity, every Tahlil (saying La ilaha illallah) is charity, every Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) is charity, enjoining good is charity, forbidding evil is charity, and two rak'ahs of Duha suffice for all of this.'"
Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'A person has 360 joints, and each joint must give charity.' They asked: 'Who can afford that, O Prophet of Allah?' He replied: 'Covering phlegm in the mosque, removing something harmful from the road, or if you cannot do that, then two rak'ahs of Duha will suffice for you.'"
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever consistently prays two rak'ahs of Duha will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.'"
Abu Ad-Darda and Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them) reported: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, narrating from Allah, the Blessed and Exalted: 'O son of Adam, pray four rak'ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, and I will suffice you for the rest of it.'" [Narrated by Tirmidhi]
Abu Dawud and Al-Darimi narrated it from Nu'aym ibn Himar Al-Ghatafani, and Ahmad narrated it from them.
Mu'adhah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: "I asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): 'How many rak'ahs did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray for Duha?' She replied: 'Four rak'ahs, and he would increase as Allah willed.'"
Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: "The Prophet (ﷺ) entered her house on the day of the conquest of Makkah, performed Ghusl, and prayed eight rak'ahs. I have never seen a prayer lighter than that, except that he completed the bowing and prostration." In another narration, she said: "That was during Duha."
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who used to pray eight rak'ahs of Duha and then say: "Even if my parents were resurrected, I would not abandon it."
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs of Duha, Allah will build for him a palace of gold in Paradise.'"
Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray Duha so consistently that we thought he would never abandon it, and he would abandon it so much that we thought he would never pray it."
Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) The statement "The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun" is explained in Ad-Durr Al-Mukhtar: "It is recommended to pray four or more rak'ahs of Duha from after sunrise until midday. The preferred time is after a quarter of the day has passed." In Al-Munyah, it is stated: "The minimum is two rak'ahs, the maximum is twelve, and the middle is eight, which is the best, as established by the Prophet's (ﷺ) actions and words. The maximum is based solely on his words."
Note 1
(۱) قوله: صلاة الأوابين حين تَرْمَضُ الفِصَالُ، وقال في الدر المختار»: وندب أربع فصاعدًا في الضحى على الصحيح، من بعد الطلوع إلى الزوال. ووقتها المختار بعد ربع النهار. وفي المنية»: أقلها ركعتان، وأكثرها اثنا عشر، وأوسطها ثمان، وهو أفضلها، كما في الذخائر الأشرفية؛ لثبوته بفعله وقوله . وأما أكثرها فبقوله ﷺ فقط.
Note 1
ف: واضح باد کہ درمختار میں لکھا ہے کہ چاشت کی نماز بقول صحیح چار رکعت یا اس سے زائد ہے اور اس کا وقت آفتاب کے ایک نیزہ بلند ہونے کے بعد سے شروع ہو کر زوال تک رہتا ہے اور نماز چاشت کا مستحب وقت یہ ہے کہ اس کو دن کا چوتھائی حصہ گزرنے کے بعد ادا کیا جائے۔ المنیہ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ نماز چاشت کی کم از کم مقدار دو رکعت ہیں اور زیادہ سے زیادہ بارہ رکعت ہیں اور اوسط آٹھ رکعت ہیں اور آٹھ رکعت ہی افضل ہے جیسا کہ ذخائر اشرفیہ میں مذکور ہے اس کی وجہ یہ ہے کہ نماز چاشت کے (8) رکعت رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے قول اور فعل دونوں سے ثابت ہیں اور بارہ رکعت کا ثبوت صرف رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے قول سے ملتا ہے عمل سے نہیں۔