Sunnah of Zuhr Prayer

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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

I performed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) two Rak'ah before and two after Zuhr prayers. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) never omitted four Rak'ah supererogatory prayer before Zuhr prayers. <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.

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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) stayed in my house, he would perform four Rak'ah (supererogatory prayer) before Zuhr prayer. Then he would go out and lead Salat. He (ﷺ) would then come back and perform two Rak'ah (supererogatory prayer). He would lead the Maghrib prayer and come back and perform two Rak'ah (supererogatory prayer). When he (ﷺ) had led the 'Isha' prayer, he would enter the house and perform two Rak'ah (supererogatory prayer). <b>[Muslim]</b>

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Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whoever observes the practice of performing four Rak'ah before Zuhr prayer and four after the Zuhr prayer, Allah will shield him against the Fire (of Hell). <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

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'Abdullah bin As-Sa'ib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform four Rak'ah prayer after the declining of the sun before Zuhr prayer and would say, "This is an hour at which the gates of heaven are opened, and I like that my good deeds should rise to heaven at that time." <b>[At- Tirmidhi]</b>.

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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

If the Prophet (ﷺ) could not perform four Rak'ah before Zuhr prayer, he would perform them after it (i.e., after the obligatory prayer). <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.