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Sahih al-Bukhari 1981

My friend (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) advised me to observe three things: (1) to fast three days a month; (2) to pray two rakat of Duha prayer (forenoon prayer); and (3) to pray witr before sleeping.

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه

قَالَ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَرَكْعَتَىِ الضُّحَى، وَأَنْ أُوتِرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنَامَ

My friend (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) advised me to observe three things: (1) to fast three days a month; (2) to pray two rakat of Duha prayer (forenoon prayer); and (3) to pray witr before sleeping.

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমার বন্ধু সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম আমাকে তিনটি বিষয়ে নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন, প্রতি মাসে তিন দিন করে সওম পালন করা এবং দু‘রাক‘আত সালাতুয-যুহা এবং ঘুমানোর পূর্বে বিতর সালাত আদায় করা। (১১৭৮)

ہم سے معمر نے بیان کیا، ان سے عبدالوارث نے بیان کیا، ان سے ابوالتیاح نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ مجھ سے ابوعثمان نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ میرے خلیل صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے مجھے ہر مہینے کی تین تاریخوں میں روزہ رکھنے کی وصیت فرمائی تھی۔ اسی طرح چاشت کی دو رکعتوں کی بھی وصیت فرمائی تھی اور اس کی بھی کہ سونے سے پہلے ہی میں وتر پڑھ لیا کروں۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Ma'mar] telah menceritakan kepada kami ['Abdul Warits] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu At-Tayyah] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada saya [Abu 'Utsman] dari [Abu Hurairah radliallahu 'anhu] berkata: "Kekasihku Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam memberi wasiat kepadaku agar aku berpuasa tiga hari dalam setiap bulan, mendirikan shalat Dhuha dua raka'at dan shalat witir sebelum aku tidur

Ebu Hureyre r.a. şöyle demiştir: Dostum bana üç şeyi tavsiye etmiştir: Her aydan üç gün oruç tutmak, günde iki rekat kuşluk namazı kılmak ve vitir namazını uyumadan önce kılmak

Sahih al-Bukhari 1981, Book 30, Fasting, Hadith 88. 1 min read

What it means

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) informs that his beloved friend and companion (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) advised and entrusted him with three things: First: Fasting three days of every month. Second: Performing the two Rak‘ahs (unit of prayer) of Duha (forenoon prayer) daily. Third: Performing Witr before sleeping for whoever fears not waking up at the end of the night.

What it teaches

  • The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) gave his Companions different pieces of advice based on his knowledge of their conditions and what suits each of them, as Jihad is suitable for the strong one, worship is suitable for the devoted worshipper, knowledge is suitable for the knowledgeable, and so on.
  • Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalāni said about his statement: (fasting three days of every month); this apparently refers to the White Days, namely the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the Hijri month.
  • Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalāni said: It signifies that it is recommended to pray Witr before sleep for the one who is not confident about waking up.
  • The importance of these three deeds, given the fact that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), advised a number of his Companions to observe them.
  • Ibn Daqīq al-‘Eid said about his statement: (the two Rak‘ahs of Duha): Perhaps he mentioned the minimum with which the deed is confirmed, and this indicates that the Duha prayer is recommended and that its minimum number of Rak‘ahs is two.
  • Time of the Duha prayer: It starts almost 15 minutes after sunrise, and its time extends to almost 10 minutes before noon. Its number: Its minimum number of Rak‘ahs is two; however, there is a difference in opinion regarding the maximum; it is said: eight Rak‘ahs, and it is said: Its maximum has no limit.
  • Time of Witr: It starts right after the ‘Ishā’ prayer until the break of dawn. Its minimum number of Rak‘ahs is one, and the maximum is eleven Rak‘ahs.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abu Mamar Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Abi al-Hajjaj al-MinqariTold us, Fourth generation, died 224 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Warith ibn SaidTold us, Third generation, died 179 AH
  4. 4Yazid ibn HumaydTold us, Successor, died 128 AH
  5. 5Abu Uthman an-NahdiTold me, Successor, died 75 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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