Question:
The prayer schedule indicates the times of Fajr and Shuruk. The time of Shurouk is the end of the time of Fajr prayer. Since we cannot pray immediately after the onset of shuruk, when can we perform the ad-duha prayer? How many minutes should pass after the shuruk time indicated in the prayer schedule?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, Gracious to everyone in this world and only to believers in the next
To begin with, most classical scholars believe that the prayer after sunrise (ishraq) is the same as the prayer of ad-spirit. That is why in classical Hanafi books these two prayers are not mentioned separately (see: Abu Bakr al-Jassas, Ahkam al-Qur'an, 3/559).
However, it is generally believed (especially among Muslims of the Indian subcontinent) that salat al-ishraq and salat al-duha are two different prayers. It is preferable to perform Ishraq prayer immediately after sunrise, and Ad-Duha prayer later. (See: Heavenly Ornaments, p. 143).
The meaning of this is that, in my humble opinion, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged [Muslims] to perform this prayer immediately after sunrise. Our master Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever performed the Fajr prayer in the jamaat, then sat reciting dhikr until he rose sun, and then performed two rak'ahs, they will receive the reward of those who performed Hajj and Umrah." (Sunan Tirmidhi, no. 586).
This hadith means that one should perform the desired prayer immediately after sunrise, and before that, a person should sit in the same place where he performed fajr and read dua and other forms of dhikr. Then, when the sun has fully risen, he should perform the ishraq or ad-duha prayer.
On the other hand, there are many hadiths that advise performing this prayer later. The fuqahas also mention that it is advisable to perform it in the middle of the morning (exactly halfway between sunrise and zenith). Therefore, the Hanafi scholars in the Subcontinent considered these to be two different prayers, and this is what we read about in their books.
However, the main classical books of the Hanafis, such as Radd al-Mukhtar, Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, and others, do not say that salt al-ishraq and salt ad-duha are two different prayers. These works say that this is the same prayer and it is called the ad-spirit prayer.
The author of Umdat al-Fiqh says one important thing in this regard. He writes that there are two different prayers of the ad-spirit. The first of these is known as namaz al-ishraq, the time of which begins after the sun has risen to the height of a spear and ends in the middle of the morning (that is, halfway between sunrise and zenith). This prayer is also known as the small ad-spirit prayer. The second prayer is known as the ad-duha prayer, and its time also begins when the sun rises to spear height and ends at its zenith, although it is preferable to perform this prayer before mid-morning. This prayer is also known as the great ad-spirit prayer. According to most hadith scholars and jurists, if a person performs the prayer immediately after the sun rises to the height of a spear above the horizon, then this will be considered both ishraq prayer and ad-dukh prayer. However, if a person prays in the middle of the morning, this prayer is only counted as prayer of ad-duha (See: Sayyid Zawwar Husain, Umdat al-fiqh (Urdu), 2/302).
In the light of these words from Umdat al-Fiqh, as well as in the light of the views of the classical Hanafi jurists, it can be said that the Ishraq prayer and the prayer of the spirit are one and the same. However, if a person performs this prayer early, when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, he will earn an additional reward. And if he performs it later, it will still be considered a prayer from the hell-spirit. Therefore, many righteous people tried to perform the ad-spirit prayer (or ishraq) immediately after the sun rose to the height of a spear.
We see in various Hanafi books that they write about the ad-duha prayer without mentioning two different prayers. For example, Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya says:
“And among the desirable prayers is the prayer of ad-spirit. Its minimum is two rak'ahs, and its maximum is twelve rak'ahs. Its time is after sunrise and before the time when the sun is at its zenith (zaval).” (Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya).
Many hadiths encourage us to perform the ad-duha prayer:
Our master Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that his beloved companion (the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) advised him to do three things: fast three days in every month, perform two rak'ahs of ad-dukh and I performed Witr before I went to bed." (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 1981).
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed four rak'ahs during the spirit and added to it what Allah wished." (Sahih Muslim, No. 719).
Imam al-Haskafi mentions (and this is confirmed by Imam Ibn Abidin) that while the minimum is two rak'ahs, the minimum sufficient number of rak'ahs is four, because that is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to perform. (see: “Radd al-Mukhtar”, 2/22-23).
As for your question (how many minutes must pass after sunrise so that one can perform the ad-duha prayer), we answered it above. This prayer can be performed after sunrise, when the sun rises above the horizon to the height of a spear. This means that the sun becomes bright and difficult to look at. This is approximately 15-20 minutes after sunrise.
And Allah Almighty knows best.
[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam
Darul Ifta
Leicester, UK
WITH in English translated by Malika Umm Yahya.
Hell-spirit prayer
Compiled by Damir Khairuddin
By His Mercy, Allah Almighty has blessed the believers various types worship, for which He prepared for them a great reward. However, unfortunately, we often do not perform them due to various reasons: lack of iman, laziness, lack of time, busyness, ignorance, etc. Therefore, when preparing of this material I, first of all, hoped to remind myself, and then my fellow believers, of the need to stock up every day with those things that we will need most on the Day when “ neither wealth nor children will help anything before Allah" Such activities include voluntary morning prayer, which in Arabic is called ad-duha.
1. Definition of the word “hell-spirit”
The word "hell-spirit" has several meanings:
(1) first half of the day before noon, morning.
« On the Day when they see him, it will seem to them that they have spent only an evening or a morning in this world."(Surah an-Naziat, verse 46). Ibn Abbas said: “As for the evening” ( Ashiya), then this is the period of time from noon to sunset. As for “morning” ( spirit), then this is the period of time from sunrise to noon” (“Tafsir” by Ibn Kathir).
(2) sunshine
« I swear by the sun and its morning glow"(Surah Ash-Shams, verse 1). Mujahid said: “That is, I swear by [the sun] and its radiance.” (“Tafsir” by Ibn Kathir).
(3) daylight, day.
« He made his night dark(sky) and brought him out into the daylight"(Surah an-Naziat, verse 29). Ad-Dahhak said: “i.e. brought out the day." Ibn Zayd said: “I.e. the radiance of the day." (“Tafsir” by at-Tabari).
According to definition explanatory dictionary Arabic language “Lisan al-Arab”, the additional morning prayer “ad-dukha” received this name because of the period of time in which it is performed, i.e. when the sun is in the sky in the morning.
2. Prayer of “ad-spirit” and its other names
In the Sunnah this prayer has a number of names: morning prayer ( salat hell-spirit), prayer of frequent penitents ( Salat al-Awwabin), prayer to start the day ( salat ad-dahwa), sunrise prayer ( salat al-ishraq), morning praise ( subha ad-dukha). Hadiths that mention these names will be given below.
3. The time of the onset and end of the “ad-spirit” prayer
The time of prayer for ad-spirit begins from the moment the sun rises to the height of a spear and continues until almost noon.
As Sharia proof, we can cite a long hadith from Amr ibn Abasa, may Allah be pleased with him, to whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Perform the dawn prayer, and then refrain (from prayers) until the sun appears (over horizon) and will not rise to the height of a spear ( rumh) or two copies, for it rises between the two horns of Shaitan, and it (i.e. the sun - D.Kh.'s note) is worshiped (at this time) by unbelievers. Then pray as much as you wish, for this prayer will have witnesses, (and the reward for it) is written down, until the shadow of the spear is equal to it in length, after which refrain (from prayers), for Hell (at this time) is kindled, and its gates swing open” (al-Bayhaki, al-Hakim, Ibn Khuzayma, etc.).
Modern scientists, may Allah have mercy on them, have determined the length of the spear ( rumh) and the time of the onset and end of the ad-duh prayer according to our usual calculation. In particular, Sheikh al-Albani was asked about the length of the spear mentioned in the hadith and he replied: “The height of the spear is two meters according to the current system of measuring length” (“al-Mawsua al-Fikhiya” by Hussein al-Uweisha). Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, in turn, said: “The time for this prayer comes after the sun has risen above the horizon to the height of a spear, when it can be seen with your own eyes, and ends shortly before noon. In other words, the time for the ad-spirit prayer begins twenty minutes after sunrise and ends five to ten minutes before noon. It is better to perform this prayer closer to noon” (commentary to “The Forty Hadiths of an-Nawawi”).
The desirability of performing the ad-duha prayer closer to noon is indicated by the following hadith: “Al-Qasim al-Shaybani reported that, having seen some people who performed the ad-duha prayer, Zayd ibn Arqam, may he be pleased with him Allah said: “Indeed, they knew that it was better to perform this prayer at another hour, because the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “[The time of] the prayer of the often penitent [comes when] [the earth begins to] burn [ paws] of camels" (Muslim).
4. Sharia law on the prayer of “ad-spirit”
The prayer of “ad-spirit” is desirable ( mustahabb) and, in terms of the degree of completion, refers to godly deeds that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did constantly and rarely abandoned ( sunnah muakkada). Imam Muslim named one of the chapters in his collection of hadiths “al-Sahih” as follows: “The chapter on the desirability of performing the ad-duha prayer.”
5. Number of rakats of the “ad-spirit” prayer
As follows from the hadiths, the smallest number of rakats of the ad-spirit prayer is two. As for the largest number of rakats of this prayer, Muslim scholars disagreed.
One group of scholars relied on the hadith about the actions of the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in which the maximum number of rakats of the ad-spirit prayer is eight. In particular, this is reported in the hadith narrated by Abdurrahman ibn Abu Layla: “No one told me that he saw the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, perform the ad-spirit prayer, except Umm Hani, who said that on the day of the conquest of Mecca, the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered her house and performed eight rakats” (al-Bukhari, Muslim).
This hadith is given in more detail in the Sahih of Muslim from Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal, who said: “[At one time] I asked questions to [many] people, wanting to find someone who would tell me how to perform the prayer “ad-spirit” the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, but could not find [such a person]. However, [I still managed to do this, and] Umm Hani bint Abu Talib informed me that when the sun rose high enough on the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was brought [a piece of] cloth that he used to hide [from prying eyes], after which he performed a complete ablution. [Umm Hani said]: “Then he began to pray, which consisted of eight rak'ahs, and I do not know which [of the pillars of his prayer] took more time, for the [duration] of his standing was approximately equal to [the duration of] the bows and prostrations. " [She also] said: “And I did not see him perform [such a prayer] either before or after this.”
The second group of scholars relied on the hadith, which conveys the words, not the actions of the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about the prayer of “ad-spirit”. The maximum number of rak'ahs in this hadith is twelve. Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Whoever performs two rak'ahs of the ad-duha prayer will not be recorded among the despisers. Whoever performs four rak'ahs of the ad-spirit prayer will be recorded among the worshipers. Whoever prays six rak'ahs of the ad-spirit prayer, they will be sufficient for him during this day. Whoever performs eight rak'ahs of the ad-spirit prayer, Allah records him among the obedient. Whoever performs twelve rakats of the ad-spirit prayer, Allah will build him a house in Paradise” (at-Tabarani). However, due to the presence of one narrator in the isnad of this hadith, about which the opinions of the muhaddiths differed, this hadith is considered to be weak.
The third group of scholars believed that there is no limit on the maximum number of rakats of “ad-duh,” based on the hadith transmitted by Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her: “Usually the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would pray “ad-duh.” in four [rakats, but sometimes] he added to it as many rakats as Allah pleased” (Muslim).
6. Reliable hadiths about the virtues of performing the ad-duha prayer
1. Uqba ibn Amir al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that, as His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reported from the words of Allah, Allah Almighty said: “O son of Adam! It is enough for you to perform four rak’ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, and through them I will deliver you [from troubles] until the end of your day!” (Ahmad, Abu Ya'la).
2. Abu Darda and Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that, as His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reported from the words of Allah, the Most High and Blessed Allah said: “O son of Adam! Do not delay [due to weakness and laziness] from performing four rak’ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, and I will deliver you [from troubles] until the end of the day!” (at-Tirmidhi, Ahmad).
3. Abu Murra at-Taifi, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that, as His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reported from the words of Allah, Allah Almighty said: “O son of Adam! For Me, perform four rak'ahs at the beginning of the day, and I will deliver you [from troubles] until the end of the day!” (Ahmad).
4. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with both of them, reported: “(Once) the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent a detachment on a military campaign, which captured military booty and quickly returned back. Then people began to discuss the proximity of the place where this detachment had marched, the rich booty that had gone to its warriors, and their quick return home. Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Should I point you to a place of campaign that is even closer, to a booty that is even richer, and to a return that takes even less time? The one who performs the ritual ablution ( voodoo), and then go to the mosque to perform the morning prayer of praise ( subha ad-dukha), his place of march will be even closer, he will get even more booty, and he will return back faster” (Ahmad, at-Tabarani).
5. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: “(Once) the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent a detachment on a military campaign, which captured rich military booty and quickly returned back. Then a man said: “O Messenger of Allah! We have never seen a detachment return so quickly and with such rich booty! Who’s in this squad?!” After listening to him, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied: “Shouldn’t I tell you about someone who is returning even faster than them, and who got an even greater booty? A person who performs ritual ablution in the best possible way, and then goes to the mosque, where he performs the obligatory dawn prayer, followed by the additional morning prayer, returns back even faster and receives even greater spoils" (Abu Ya'la, al-Bazzar, Ibn Hibban).
6. Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated: “The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, bequeathed to me three things, and I will not leave them until my death: fast for three days every month, perform two rak’ahs of the prayer “ad- spirit" and perform the Witr prayer before going to bed." (Al-Bukhari, Muslim).
7. Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Each of you must give sadaqah for your bones. Every tasbih (i.e., pronouncing the words: “Subhana-Llah”) is sadaqa, every tahmid (i.e., pronouncing the words: “Al-Hamdu li-Llah”) is sadaqa, every tahlil (i.e. pronouncing the words: “La ilaha illa-Allah”) is sadaqa, every takbir (i.e. pronouncing the words: “Allahu Akbar”) is sadaqa, inducing something approved is sadaqah, and holding back from what is blameworthy is sadaqa. All this can be replaced by performing two rak’ahs of the ad-spirit prayer.” (Muslim).
8. Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: “A man has three hundred and sixty joints, and for each of them he must give sadaqa.” People asked: “Who can do this, O Prophet of Allah?!” Then he replied: “To cover up spit in the mosque (this is sadaqa), to remove an obstacle from the road (this is sadaqah). But if nothing is found, then two rakats of the ad-spirit prayer will replace all this for you” (Abu Dawood, Ahmad, etc.).
9. Abu Umama, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Whoever leaves his home in a state of ritual purity to perform the obligatory prayer, a reward awaits him similar to the reward of one who performs the Hajj and is in in ihram. And whoever went out to perform the prayer of praise of “ad-spirit”, and only she forced him to leave (from the house), a reward awaits him, similar to the reward of the one who performs ‘umra. And whoever performs prayer after prayer, without idle talk in between, his record (of good deeds will be) in the upper reaches of the seventh heaven” (Abu Dawud).
10. Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Whoever performs the dawn prayer with a group of Muslims ( jamaa), and then he will sit and remember Allah until the sun rises, after which he will perform two rak’ahs, and he will receive a reward for both Hajj and Umrah.” Anas further said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “... completely, completely, completely.” (at-Tirmidhi).
11. Zayd ibn Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “[The time of] prayer for those who often repent [comes] when [the earth begins to] burn [the paws of] camels.”
12. Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “No one will steadily perform the ad-spirit prayer except one who repents frequently.” And he also said: “Truly, this is the prayer of the often penitent!” (Ibn Khuzaima, at-Tabarani, al-Hakim).
7. Reliable traditions about the performance of the “ad-spirit” prayer by the Companions
1. Masruq narrated: “We read the Quran in the mosque, and people began to read the Quran after standing (in prayer) Ibn Masud. Then we got up and performed the “ad-spirit” prayer. News of this reached Ibn Masud, and he said: “Servants of Allah! Do not lay on the servants of Allah what Allah has not laid on them! If you really need to perform (this prayer), then (perform it) in your homes!” (Ibn Abu Shaybah).
2. Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad reported that Aisha closed the doors behind her, after which she performed the ad-spirit prayer. (Ibn Abu Shaybah).
3. Al-Qasim reported that Aisha performed the ad-spirit prayer and performed it for a long time (Musaddad).
4. Zayd ibn Aslam reported that Aisha would perform eight rakaats and then say: “Even if my parents were resurrected for me, I would not leave these (rakaats)” (Malik).
5. Ibn Abu Muleyka narrated that Ibn Abbas was asked about the ad-spirit prayer, and he replied: “Verily, it is (mentioned) in the Scripture of Allah, and there is nothing that could replace it, after which he read: “ In the houses that Allah has allowed to be erected, His Name is remembered. He is glorified in them in the morning and before sunset”(Surah an-Nur, verse 36). (Ibn Abu Shaybah).
6. Shuba, a freedman of Ibn Abbas, reported that Ibn Abbas asked: “Is the shadow already falling (on the earth)?” If he was answered in the affirmative, then he stood up and prayed (Ibn Abu Shayba).
7. Al-Harith ibn Nawfal reported that Ibn Abbas did not perform the ad-spirit prayer. He further reported: “Then I went in to Umm Hani and said to her: “Tell him what you told me!” Umm Hani replied: “On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came to my house. He ordered water to be poured into a basin and a piece of cloth to be brought, which he used to hide from me, after which he performed a complete ablution. Then he sprinkled the corner of the house and performed eight rak'ahs of ad-spirit. His standing in these rakats, bows from the waist, prostrations and sitting were approximately the same in duration and equal to each other.” Having heard this hadith, Ibn Abbas came out with the words: “I read what is between the two covers (i.e. the Koran - D.Kh.’s note), but I only learned about the ad-spirit prayer now: “... and they(mountains) praised with him(Daudom) afternoon and morning(ishrak)" (Surah "Garden", verse 18). And I kept asking myself [reading this verse]: “What is ishraq?!” After this, Ibn Abbas began to say: “This is the al-Ishraq prayer.” (at-Tabari, Ibn Kathir). Similar legends from Ibn Abbas are given in the collections of at-Tabarani, al-Hakim and Ishaq ibn Rahawaykh.
8. It is reported that Ibn Umar sat in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, until the day came, and at the same time he did not pray. He would then go to the market to do his business and then return to his family. Moreover, he first went to the mosque, where he performed two rak'ahs, and only then went home (Ibn Sa'd).
8. Collective performance of the ad-duha prayer in the mosque is a religious innovation.
Mujahid reported: “I entered the mosque with Urwa ibn az-Zubair, where Abdullah ibn Umar was already sitting, leaning against Aisha’s room. At this time, people in the mosque performed the ad-duha prayer. Then we asked him about their prayer, and he answered: “Religious innovation ( bidaa)" (Muslim, Ahmad, etc.). Imam an-Nawawi in his comments to Sahih Muslim writes: “Al-Qadi (Iyad - D.H.) and other scholars believed that Ibn Umar meant that when people openly perform this prayer in the mosque and specifically gather for the sake of it, then this is precisely a religious innovation, and not the very basis for performing the ad-spirit prayer.
In conclusion, I urge myself, and then my brothers and sisters in faith, to steadily perform the ad-spirit prayer, teach this to our families, relatives, neighbors and friends and hope for the reward of the Great and Almighty Allah!
In addition to the obligatory prayers and those prayers that the Final Messenger of the Almighty (s.g.v.) almost never missed or did it occasionally, there is another type of prayer practice. We are talking about nafl prayers (voluntary prayers).
Let's look at the most common examples of this type of prayer. Some of them are carried out at a specific time, while for others there are no such requirements.
1. Tahajjud
This prayer is read either in the first part of the night, or in the middle, or at the end of the dark time of the day. That is why it is often called “salatul-layl” (night prayer). However, it must follow strictly after the obligatory night prayer (Isha). In the collection of hadiths of Imam at-Tirmidhi, the following statement of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) is given: “The time when a believer is closest to his Lord is the middle and last part of the night. If you are able to be among those who can remember Allah at this time, then do so.”
The Tahajjud prayer does not require performing a specific number of rak'ahs. However, scholars in the field of fiqh of different madhhabs say that this prayer should be performed in two to eight rakats. It is not recommended to read the Tahajjud collectively, because the Grace of the Worlds, Muhammad (s.g.w.), did not practice this.
2. Spirit
The time of this prayer is from the moment half an hour has passed since sunrise until the zenith. The spirit can be read in two, four and eight rak'ahs.
3. Prayer of ablution
This prayer consists of two rak'ahs. It is read immediately after a person has taken it. The sources claim that to perform this prayer, it is necessary that the person’s water does not evaporate from the parts of his body that he has washed. In the collections of hadiths of Muslim, Abu Dawud and an-Nasai, there is a saying of the Final Prophet of God (s.a.w.), in which regarding this prayer he says the following: “Whoever from among you performs ablution properly and sincerely recites the prayer, consisting of two rak'ahs will certainly be worthy of Paradise.
4. Namaz greeting the mosque
This prayer, like the previous one, includes only two rak'ahs, which must be read immediately after entering the Muslim temple. Al-Bukhari, Muslim, an-Nasai, Ahmad cite in their collections a hadith that the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) called on Muslims to perform a prayer of greeting before they sit there. If a person suddenly forgot to read this prayer and sat down, then he can get back on his feet and perform this additional prayer. When a believer, upon entering the mosque, immediately began to read not an additional prayer of greeting, but, for example, the fard part or sunnah of one of the five obligatory daily prayers, then in this case there is no need for him to perform the nafl prayer.
The question often arises about what to do if a person comes to the mosque several times a day. Theologians have different opinions on this matter. Someone says that, in general, it is enough to read this voluntary prayer once. Others point out that the previously mentioned hadith should be interpreted literally, and therefore every time a Muslim enters a mosque, he should recite the prayer of greeting.
At the same time, there is a unanimous opinion of Muslim scholars about when this prayer should not be performed:
- When entering the Forbidden Mosque in Mecca, tawaf (circumvention around the Kaaba) is used as a greeting.
- On holidays of breaking the fast and before entering the mosque to perform the holiday prayer, this additional prayer is not read. The traditions about the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) report that he did not perform any additional prayer either before or after the holiday prayers.
- If, upon entering the mosque, one of the obligatory prayers is being performed there, then the believer should join it, and not read an additional prayer.
5. Istikhara prayer
This prayer is read by a person when he is in a situation of important choice. By reading this prayer, which consists of two rak'ahs, the believer asks the Almighty for help and blessings.
“Allahumma inni astakhiru-kya bi-‘ilmi-kya wa astakdirukya bi-kuderati-kya wa as’alyu-kya min fadli-kya-l-‘azim. Fa-inna-kya takdiru wa la aqdiru, wa ta’lyamu wa la a’lyamu, wa Anta ‘allamu-l-guyube! Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna haza-l-amra (here you need to say what the person wants) hairun li fi dini, wa ma'ashi wa 'akibati amri, fa-kdur-hu li wa yassir-khu li, sum barik li fi-hi; wa in kunta ta'lamu anna haza-l-amra sharrun li fi dini, wa ma'ashi wa 'akibati amri, fa-srif-hu 'an-ni wa-srif-ni 'an-hu wa-kdur lia-l -haira haisu kyana, sum ardi-ni bi-hi"
Translation: “O Supreme, I ask You for good, because You know everything. I ask for the manifestation of Your power on the basis of Your powers. I ask You to show mercy. You are omnipotent, and I am completely helpless. You encompass everything with Your knowledge, but I am ignorant. You know absolutely everything! O Almighty Lord! If You know that the matter (what a person asks) is good for me, from the point of view of my well-being in this mortal life and in the eternal, then make it real for me, make it easier for me and give me barakat in the future. German If You believe that my request contains evil for me, for my piety, for my life in this world and in eternity, then remove this matter from me and remove me from it. And let me achieve good where it is, then make me happy with it.”
6. Hajjat prayer
This prayer is performed when a person has some urgent need for the Almighty to help him. It is read in two or four rak'ahs. There is no fixed time for this prayer, but it is best to perform it after the fifth obligatory prayer (Isha). In the first rak'ah after Surah Fatiha, the verse al-Kursi is read three times. In the second rak'ah it is necessary to read Surah "Ikhlas", in the third - "Falyak", in the fourth - "Nas".
May Allah accept your prayers!
The time of the ad-Spirit prayer begins after the sun rises to the height of a spear, this is about fifteen minutes after sunrise and it lasts until the approaching (fall) of the zenith of the sun, about 5 minutes before it begins . It is reported that Zeyd ibn Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of the Most High be upon him, said: “The pious righteous perform prayer when young camels weaned from the udder are scorched under the hot sun” - reported by Muslim.
The prayer of “ad-Spirit” is desirable (its hukm is mustahabb) and in terms of the degree of completion it refers to the deeds that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of the Almighty be upon him, did constantly and rarely abandoned, then it is “sunnah al-muakkadah”. It is performed in two rakats or four.
This prayer has a number of features that were emphasized by the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of the Almighty be upon him; here are some.
Abu Darda and Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that, as reported from the words of Allah by the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of the Almighty be upon him, Allah Almighty said: “O son of Adam! Do not delay because of weakness and laziness to perform four rak’ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, and I will deliver you from troubles until the end!” - reported by at-Tirmidhi and Ahmad.
Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Each of you must give sadaqah for your bones. Every tasbih, pronouncing the words: “Subhana-Llah” is sadaqa, every tahmid, saying the words: “Al-hamdu li-Llah” is sadaqah, every tahlil, saying the words: “La ilaha illa-Llah” is sadaqa, every takbir, saying the words: “Allahu Akbar” is sadaqa, inducing something to be approved is sadaqa, and restraining one from being blamed is sadaqa. All this can be replaced by performing two rakats of the ad-Spirit prayer - transmitted by Muslim.
Abu Umama, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Whoever leaves his home in a state of ritual purity to perform the obligatory prayer will receive a reward similar to the reward of one who performs Hajj and is in ihram . And whoever went out to perform the prayer of praise of “ad-Spirit”, and only it forced him to leave the house, a reward awaits him similar to the reward of the one who performs Umrah. And whoever performs prayer after prayer, without idle talk in between, his record of good deeds will be in the upper reaches of the seventh heaven,” narrated by Abu Dawud.
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of the Most High be upon him, said: “No one will steadily perform the ad-Duha prayer except one who repents frequently.” He also said: “Truly, this is the prayer of the often penitent!” - transmitted from at-Tabarani, al-Hakim.
Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Whoever performs the dawn prayer with a group of Muslims (jamaa), and then sits and remembers Allah until the sun rises, after which he performs two rak’ahs, he will receive a reward for both Hajj and Umrah.” Anas further said: “The Messenger of Allah said: “... completely, completely, completely” - narrated by at-Tirmidhi.
Timur Sharafiev
Allah Almighty said:
“If you are grateful, I will give you even more.” (14:7)
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
“When morning comes, every joint of any of you should give sadaqah (alms)! Every glorification of Allah (“Subhanallah”) is charity. Every praise of Allah (“Alhamdulillah”) is charity. Every utterance of the words “la ilaha illa Allah” (“There is no god but Allah”) is almsgiving. Every exaltation of Allah (“Allahu Akbar”) is charity. Encouragement to do what is approved - charity and abstinence from what is blameworthy - is also sadaqah (alms). But all this can be replaced by two rak’ahs of an additional zuha prayer!” (Muslim)
In the human body 360 joints, and for each you need to give alms in order to maintain the health and integrity of your body. All tasbihs are alms, good deeds are alms, but all this is equated (the same sadaqah) with only two rakats of the additional prayer of az-zuha (Arabic الضحى - ad-Duha, az-Zuha - “morning”).
Advantages of Zuha prayer
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
“Whoever performed the morning prayer in the jamaat, after which he remained seated and remembered Allah until the sun rose, and then performed two rak'ahs of prayer, will receive a reward as for performing a full, complete, full-fledged Hajj and Umrah.” .
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, confirmed the usefulness of such prayer three times.
The Messenger of Allah himself, peace and blessings be upon him, regularly performed namaz-zukha and said that the one who regularly performs namaz-zukha will be one of the repentant slaves ( tawabbin).
When to perform namaz-zuha?
Zuha prayer time starts after sunrise, when the sun rises to spear height relative to our vision - approximately 3.5 m above the horizon, and ends at noon when it is time for lunch prayer. Best time for him it occurs after 1/4 of the daylight hours have passed.
How to perform Zuha prayer?
The smallest number of rakats of zuha prayer is two rak'ahs. You can perform prayers of four, six or eight rak'ahs. The maximum number is twelve rak'ahs.
Performing rak'ahs in pairs is the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
If you intended to perform Zuha prayer but missed it, it is sunnah to make up for this prayer.
اللّهُمَّ إن الضُّحاءَ ضحاؤك والبهاءَ بَهاؤك والجَمالَ جمالك والقوةَ قوتك والقدرةَ قدرتك والعِصمةَ عصمتك اللهم إن كان رزقي في السماء فأنزله وإن كان في الارض فأخرجه وإن كان مُعسَّرا فيَسِّره وإن كان حراما فطهِّره وإن كان بعيدا فقرِّبه بحق ضحائك وبهائك وجمالك وقوتك وقدرتك آتني ما آتيت عبادك الصالحين
Allagyumma anna zzuhaa zu-hauka, wal-bahaa bahauka, valjamala jamaluka, val quwwata quwwatuqa wal-kudrata kudratuqa, wal-ismata ismatuka. Allahumma in kana rizki fissamai fa anzilhu, wa in kana fil arzi fa akhrijhu, wa in kana muassaran fayassirgyu, wa in kana haraman fattahhirgyu, wa in kana ba'idan fakarribhu, bi hakki zuhaika, wa bahaika wa jamalika, wa quwwatika, wa kudratika , atini ma atayta ibadaka ssalihina.
Translation: “O my Allah, the time of zuha (morning time) is Your time, and values are Your values, and beauty is Your beauty, and strength is Your strength, and power is Your power, and protection is Your protection. O my Allah, if the mercy and wealth that I will become the owner of are in the heavens, send them down to earth, if in the earth, bring them out, if they are difficult to reach, make it easier for me to achieve them, if they are forbidden, make them permissible, if they are far away, bring them closer to me. For the sake of Your (time) zuha (morning), values and beauty, strength and power, give me what You give to Your righteous servants.”
Allah Almighty knows best