Riyad as-Salihin, 118

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you get up in the morning, charity is due from every one of your joints. There is charity in every ascription of glory to Allah; there is charity in every declaration of His Greatness; there is charity in every utterance of praise of Him; there is charity in every declaration that He is the only true God (worthy of worship); there is charity in enjoining good; there is charity in forbidding evil. Two Rak'ah of Duha (Forenoon prayer) is equal to all this (in reward)". [Muslim].

الثاني‏:‏ عن أبي ذر أيضاً رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

‏ يصبح على كل سلامى من أحدكم صدقة، فكل تسبيحة صدقة، وكل تحميدة صدقة، وكل تهليلة صدقة، وكل تكبيرة صدقة، وأمر بالمعروف صدقة، ونهى عن المنكر صدقة، ويجزيء من ذلك ركعتان يركعهما من الضحى‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم)) ‏‏‏ ‏ السلامى‏ ‏ بضم السين المهملة وتخفيف اللام وفتح الميم‏:‏ المفصل.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 118

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) The forenoon prayer (Duha) is a recommended daily practice (Sunnah), and it compensates for the charities due on the person’s body. 2) It reflects the great bounty of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, upon His servants as He opened up for them abundant doors to do good. Benefit: The prescribed time for the Duha prayer is when the sun reaches the height of one spear or, in other words, a few minutes after the sun disk fully rises. It ends before the sun crosses its zenith, exactly at the middle of the day when the sun centers the sky. Then there is no prayer until the sun declines a few minutes later.

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