Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 5

كتاب التطوع

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers

53 hadith · 16 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب التَّطَوُّعِ وَرَكَعَاتِ السُّنَّةِChapter: Chapters Regarding The Voluntary And Sunnah Prayers.2باب رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِChapter: On The Two Rak’ahs Of Fajr.3باب فِي تَخْفِيفِهِمَاChapter: Making Them Brief.4باب الاِضْطِجَاعِ بَعْدَهَاChapter: Lying Down On One’s Side After It.5باب إِذَا أَدْرَكَ الإِمَامَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِChapter: (What) If He Sees The Imam Without Having Prayed The Two Rak’ahs (Before) Fajr.6باب مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ مَتَى يَقْضِيهَاChapter: When Should The One Who Misses Them Make Them Up?7باب الأَرْبَعُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَبَعْدَهَاChapter: The Four Rak’ahs Before And After Dhuhr.8باب الصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِChapter: The Prayer Before ’Asr.9باب الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِChapter: The Prayer After ’Asr.10باب مَنْ رَخَّصَ فِيهِمَا إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةًChapter: Those Who Allowed These Two Rak’ahs To Be Prayed If The Sun Is Still High.11باب الصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِChapter: The Prayer Before Maghrib.12باب صَلاَةِ الضُّحَىChapter: The Duha Prayer.13باب فِي صَلاَةِ النَّهَارِChapter: The Prayer During Daytime.14باب صَلاَةِ التَّسْبِيحِChapter: Salat At-Tasbih.15باب رَكْعَتَىِ الْمَغْرِبِ أَيْنَ تُصَلَّيَانِChapter: Where Should The Two Rak’ahs Of Maghrib Be Prayed?16باب الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِChapter: The Prayer After ’Isha.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 1250مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعًا بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِNarrated Umm Habibah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone prays in a day and a night twelve rak'ahs voluntarily (supererogatory prayer), a house will be built from him in Paradise on account of these (rak'ahs).7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1251كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فِي بَيْتِي ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْمَغْرِبَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِيNarrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I asked Aishah about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Before the noon prayer he would pray four rak'ahs in my house, then go out and lead the people in8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1252كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، وَبَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفNarrated Abdullah bin Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before and two after the noon prayer, two after the sunset prayer in his house, and two after the night prayer. He would not pray afte the Frida4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1253كَانَ لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرَ ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِNarrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1254لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِNarrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak'ahs before the dawn prayer than about observing any of the other supererogatory prayers.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1255كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُخَفِّفُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَقُولُ : هَلْ قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ؟Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so much so that I would say: Did he recite Surah al-Fatihah in them.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1256قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ would recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: "Say, O unbelievers" and "Say: He is Allah, the one"5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1257إِنِّي كُنْتُ رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِNarrated Bilal: Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aishah kept Bilal engaged in a matter which she asked him till the5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1258لَا تَدَعُوهُمَا وَإِنْ طَرَدَتْكُمُ الْخَيْلُNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not omit them (the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer) even if you are driven away by the horses.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1259أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ بِ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا سورة البقرة آية 136 هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ ، قَالَ : هَذِهِ فِي الرَّNarrated Abdullah bin Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: "Say: We believe in Allah and in the revelation given to us" (3: 84). This is in the first rak'ah and in the second5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1260يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا سورة آل عمران آية 84 فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى ، وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَNarrated Abu Hurairah: That he heard the Prophet ﷺ recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn: "Say: We believe in Allah, and in the revelation given to us" (3: 84). This is in the first rak'ah. In the second rak'ah he recited t5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1261إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If any of you prays two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie at his right side. Marwan ibn al-Hakam said to him: Is it not enough that one of us walks to the mosque unt7 narrators