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Sahih al-BukhariPrayer at Night (Tahajjud)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1179

Chapter: To offer Salat-ud-Duha when not traveling

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1179

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ـ وَكَانَ ضَخْمًا ـ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنِّي لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ الصَّلاَةَ مَعَكَ‏.‏ فَصَنَعَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم طَعَامًا، فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَنَضَحَ لَهُ طَرَفَ حَصِيرٍ بِمَاءٍ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنِ بْنِ جَارُودٍ لأَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ

أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّى غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ‏.‏

Narrated Anas bin Sirin:

I heard Anas bin Malik al-Ansari saying, "An Ansari man, who was very fat, said to the Prophet, 'I am unable to present myself for the prayer with you.' He prepared a meal for the Prophet (ﷺ) and invited him to his house. He washed one side of a mat with water and the Prophet (ﷺ) offered two Rakat on it." So and so, the son of so and so, the son of Al-Jarud asked Anas, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) use to offer the Duha prayer?" Anas replied, "I never saw him praying (the Duha prayer) except on that day."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1179).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( قَالَ رَجُل مِنْ اَلْأَنْصَارِ ) قِيلَ هُوَ عِتْبَان بْن مَالِك , لِأَنَّ فِي قِصَّتِهِ شَبَهًا بِقِصَّتِهِ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ هَذَا اَلْحَدِيث عَنْ آدَم عَنْ شُعْبَة بِهَذَا اَلْإِسْنَادِ وَالْمَتْنِ فِي " بَاب هَلْ يُصَلِّي اَلْإِمَام بِمَنْ حَضَرَ " مِنْ أَبْوَابِ اَلْإِمَامَةِ مَعَ اَلْكَلَامِ عَلَيْهِ. قَوْله : ( يُصَلِّي اَلضُّحَى ) قَالَ اِبْن رَشِيد : هَذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ كَالْمُتَعَارَفِ عِنْدَهُمْ وَإِلَّا فَصَلَاته صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْتِ اَلْأَنْصَارِيّ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ فِي وَقْتِ صَلَاةِ اَلضُّحَى لَا يَلْزَمُ نِسْبَتُهَا لِصَلَاةِ اَلضُّحَى. قُلْت : إِلَّا أَنَّا قَدَّمْنَا أَنَّ اَلْقِصَّةَ لِعِتْبَانَ بْن مَالِك , وَقَدْ تَقَدَ…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1179
Grades of other versions (3)
  • Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري — تخريج صحيح ابن حبان (2070)
  • AuthenticIbn Hibban أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن حبان (2070)
  • Abu Hatim al-Razi إنَّما هو: أَنَسُ بنُ سيرينَ، عن أَنَسِ بنِ مالِكٍ، عن النَّبيِّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسَلَّمَ؛ ليس فيه ابنُ عُمَرَ. — علل ابن أبي حاتم (392)

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