Specific prayers other than that, including the Duha prayer, which is recommended. This is based on what Abu Hurayrah narrated, saying: "My close friend (the Prophet) advised me with three things: fasting three days of every month, two rak'ahs of Duha, and performing Witr before I sleep." Both recorded it (53). From Abu al-Darda', may Allah be pleased with him, who said: "My beloved advised me with three things that I will not abandon as long as I live: fasting three days of every month, the Duha prayer, and not to sleep until I perform Witr." Abu Dharr also narrated from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that he said: "Upon every joint (sulama) (54) of any of you, there is a charity due; every tasbihah (saying Subhan Allah) is a charity, every tahmidah (saying al-Hamdulillah) is a charity, every tahlilah (saying La ilaha illa Allah) is a charity, every takbirah (saying Allahu Akbar) is a charity, enjoining the good is a charity, forbidding the evil is a charity, and two rak'ahs performed during the Duha satisfy all of that." Both were recorded by Muslim (55). The minimum number of rak'ahs for it is two, according to this report, and the maximum is eight, according to the opinion of
(53) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The chapter on the Duha prayer while residing, from the Book of Tahajjud, and in: The chapter on fasting the white days, from the Book of Fasting. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/73, 3/53. And by Muslim in: The chapter on the recommendation of the Duha prayer... etc., from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/499. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud in: The chapter on Witr before sleep, from the Book of Witr. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/331. And by al-Nasa'i in: The chapter on the encouragement to perform Witr before sleep, from the Book of Night Prayer, and in: The chapter on the fasting of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), may my father and mother be sacrificed for him, and the chapter on fasting three days of the month, from the Book of Fasting. al-Mujtaba 3/188, 4/174, 187. And by al-Darimi in: The chapter on the Duha prayer, from the Book of Prayer, and in: The chapter on fasting three days of every month, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan al-Darimi 1/338, 2/18, 19. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 2/229, 233, 254, 258, 260, 271, 273, 277, 311, 329, 331, 347, 392, 402, 459, 484, 489, 497, 499, 505, 526. (54) Sulama: Its origin refers to the bones of the fingers and the rest of the palm, then it was used for all the bones and joints of the body. (55) Muslim extracted the first one in: The chapter on the recommendation of the Duha prayer... etc., from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/499. And al-Nasa'i in: The chapter on fasting three days of the month, from the Book of Fasting. al-Mujtaba 4/187. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/440, 450. And Muslim extracted the second one in the previous chapter, and in: The chapter explaining that the term 'charity' applies to every type of good deed, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih Muslim 1/498, 499, 2/697, 698. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud in: The chapter on the Duha prayer, from the Book of Voluntary Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/295, 296. And al-Tirmidhi in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding acts of kindness, from the Chapters of Piety. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 8/134. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 5/167, 168, 178.
