Category: Ibn Majah

It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhainah said: “The
Prophet
(ﷺ) passed by a man who was praying when the Iqamah for Subh
prayer
had been called, and he said something to him, I do not know
what he
said. When he finished, we surrounded the man and asked him:
‘What
did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say to you?’ He said: ‘He said
to me: “Soon one of you will pray Fajr with four Rak’ah.’”

It was
narrated that Qais bin ‘Amr said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man
praying two Rak’ah after the Subh prayer and said, ‘Is the Subh
prayer
to be offered twice?’ The man said to him: ‘I did not pray
the two
Rak’ah before it, so I prayed them (now).’ The Messenger
of Allah
(ﷺ) remained silent.”

It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) slept and
missed
the two Rak’ah before Fajr, so he made them up after the sun
had
risen.

It was
narrated from Qabus that his father said: “My father sent word
to
‘Aishah, asking which prayer the Prophet (ﷺ) most liked to
perform regularly. She said: ‘He used to perform four Rak’ah
before
the Zuhr, in which he would stand for a long time and bow and
prostrate perfectly.’”

It was
narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform
four
Rak’ah before the Zuhr when the sun had passed its zenith, and he
did not separate them with a Taslim. He said, “The gates of heaven
are
opened when the sun passes its zenith.”

It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
missed the four Rak’ah before the Zuhr, he would perform them after
the two Rak’ah which come after the Zuhr.”

It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Harith said: “Mu’awiyah sent word
to Umm Salamah, and I went with his envoy who put the question to Umm
Salamah. She said: ‘While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was
performing
ablution for the Zuhr in my house and he had sent a Sa’i,*
the
Muhajirun gathered around him in large numbers, and he was busy
dealing with them. When a knock on the door came, he went out and
performed the Zuhr, then he sat and distributed what had been brought
to him.’ She said: ‘He continued doing that until the ‘Asr.
Then he
came into my house and performed two Rak’ah. Then he said:
“The matter
of the Sa’i kept me from praying them after Zuhr, so
I prayed them
after ‘Asr.”

It was
narrated from Umm Habibah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever
prays four Rak’ah before the Zuhr and four afterwards, Allah
will
forbid him to the Fire.”

It was
narrated that ‘Asim bin Damrah As-Saluli said: “We asked ‘Ali
about the voluntary (prayer) of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during the
day. He said: ‘You will not be able.’ We said: ‘Inform us of
it, we will do what we can of it?’ So he said: ‘When he prayed
the Fajr he would delay praying any more. When the sun appeared over
there (west) – like it appears here, meaning in the direction of
the east, about the amount for the ‘Asr prayer from there, meaning
in the direction of the west, meaning before the Maghrib – he would
stand and perform two Rak’ah* then he would delay praying until the
sun appeared over there (west), meaning in the direction of the east,
about the amount of the Zuhr prayer from there, then he would stand
and perform four. And, four before the Zuhr when the sun passed the
zenith, and two Rak’ah after it, and, four before the ‘Asr,
separating between every two Rak’ah with Taslim** upon the angels
that are close (to Allah), the Prophets, and those who follow them
among the Muslims and the believers.’” ‘Ali said: “That is sixteen Rak’ah of voluntary prayer which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performed during the day. And there are very few who offer them regularly.” Waki` said: “My father added: Habib bin Abu Thabit said: ‘O Abu Ishaq, this mosque filled with gold would not be dearer to me than this Hadith of yours.’” * Meaning, when the sun was low above the eastern horizon. That is the time of the Duha. ** Meaning the Tashah-hud.

It was
narrated that when ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar had prayed Friday, he
went
and prayed two Rak’ah in his house. Then he said: “The Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ) used to do that.”