Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
25- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى:
(25) Chapter. What is said about the Nawafil being offered as two Raka followed by two and so on.
6 hadith · references 1162–1167
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Bukhari · 1162كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَلِّمُنَا الِاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا ، كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ , يَقُولُ : إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكAfter offering the two rak'at (Sunna) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake; otherwise he would lie down.4 narratorsBukhari · 1163إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) was never more regular and particular in offering any Nawafil than the two rak'at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.5 narratorsBukhari · 1164صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to offer thirteen rak`at in the night prayer and on hearing the Adhan for the morning prayer, he used to offer two light rak`at.4 narratorsBukhari · 1165صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the two rak'at before the Fajr prayer so light that I would wonder whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not).6 narratorsBukhari · 1166إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ أَوْ قَدْ خَرَجَ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Qur'4 narratorsBukhari · 1167فَأَقْبَلْتُ فَأَجِدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ خَرَجَ وَأَجِدُ بِلَالًا عِنْدَ الْبَابِ قَائِمًا ، فَقُلْتُ : يَابِلَالُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكَعْبThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak' at prayer."4 narrators