our companions, because Umm Hani narrated that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) entered her house on the day of the Conquest of Makkah and prayed eight rak'ahs; I have never seen a prayer lighter than it, except that he would complete the bowing and prostration. It is agreed upon (56). Its time is when the sun rises and its heat intensifies, due to the saying of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "The prayer of the Awwabin (those who return to Allah) is when the young camels feel the heat of the ground" (57). Recorded by Muslim (58). Some of our companions said: It is not recommended to perform it consistently, because the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) did not perform it consistently. Aisha said: "I have never seen the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) perform the Duha prayer at all." Agreed upon (59). From Abdullah bin Shaqiq, who said: I said to Aisha: "Did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) perform the Duha prayer?" She said: "No, unless he came from his absence." Recorded by Muslim (60). Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said: No one told me that he saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) perform the Duha prayer except Umm Hani, for she reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) entered her house on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, and he prayed eight
(56) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The chapter on one who performs voluntary prayer while traveling other than following the obligatory prayers and before them, and the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayed two rak'ahs of Fajr while traveling, from the Book of Qasr (Shortening of Prayers); and in: The chapter on the Duha prayer while traveling, from the Book of Tahajjud; and in: The chapter on the place where the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) stayed on the day of the Conquest, from the Book of Expeditions (Maghazi). Sahih al-Bukhari 2/57, 73, 5/189. And by Muslim in: The chapter on the recommendation of the Duha prayer... etc., from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/497, 498. And by al-Tirmidhi in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding the Duha prayer, from the Chapters of Witr. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/258. And by al-Darimi in: The chapter on the Duha prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/338. And by Imam Malik in: The chapter on the Duha prayer, from the Book of Travel. al-Muwatta 1/152. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/342. (57) That is, when the soles of the feet of the fisal—which are the young camels—burn from the intensity of the heat. (58) In: The chapter on the prayer of the Awwabin when the young camels feel the heat of the ground, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/516. It was also extracted by al-Darimi in: The chapter on the prayer of the Awwabin, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/340. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 4/366, 367, 372, 375. (59) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The chapter on the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) encouragement for night prayer and voluntary prayers without it being obligatory, from the Book of Tahajjud 2/62. And by Muslim in: The chapter on the recommendation of the Duha prayer, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/497. (60) In the previous chapter. Sahih Muslim 1/496, 497. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud in: The chapter on the Duha prayer, from the Book of Voluntary Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/297. And by al-Nasa'i in: The chapter on mentioning the disagreement of the reporters regarding Aisha's report on it, from the Book of Fasting. al-Mujtaba 4/125. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/171, 204, 218.
