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Bulugh al-MaramThe Book of Prayer

Bulugh al-Maram 366

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Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ اَلصُّبْحِ , فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ اَلْأَيْمَنِ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ , وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ , وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ .‏ 1‏
‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أحمد ( 2 / 415 )‏ ، وأبو داود ( 1261 )‏ ، والترمذي ( 420 )‏ .‏ وقال الترمذي : حديث حسن صحيح غريب من هذا الوجه .‏

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If any of you prays the two Rak'at before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi, the latter graded it Sahih (authentic)].

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1261) and Ahmad (No. 9000). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 366).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 1261

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When anyone of you prays two Rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When anyone of you prays two Rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side." Marwān ibn al-Hakam said to him: "Is it not enough that one of us walks to the…

إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ ‏"

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4501)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (462)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ ؟ !

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