Narrated Abdullah al-Muzani: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He then said (again): Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer, it applies to those who wish to do so. That was because he feared that the people might treat it as sunnah.
Read More..Narrated Anas bin Malik: I offered two rak'ahs of prayer before the Maghrib prayer (i. e. obligatory) during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. I (narrator al-Mukhtar bin Fulful) asked Anas: Did the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم se you ? He replied: Yes, but he neither commanded us nor forbade us (to do so).
Read More..Narrated Abdullah bin Mughaffal: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Between the two adhans there is a prayer, between the two adhans there is prayer for one who desires (to offer).
Read More..Narrated Tawus: Ibn Umar was asked about praying two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He replied: I did not see anyone praying them during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He (Ibn Umar) permitted to pray two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer. Abu Dawud said: I heard Yahya bin Main say: The correct name of the narrator Abu Shuaib is the Shuaib. Shubah made a mistake in narrating his name.
Read More..Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: In the morning alms are due for every bone in man's body. His salutation to everyone he meets is alms, his enjoining good is alms, his forbidding what is evil is alms, the removal of harmful thing from the way is alms, to have sexual intercourse with one's wife if alms, and two rak'ahs which one prays in the Duha serve instead of that. Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by 'Abbad is more perfect (than the version narrated by Musaddad). Musaddad did not mention in his version the command (of good) and the prohibition (of evil) . Instead, he added in his version saying: Such and such. Ibn Ma'na added in his version: They (the people) said: Messenger of Allah, how is that one of us fulfills his desire and still there are alms for him (i. e. is rewarded)? He replied: What do you think if you had unlawful sexual intercourse, would he not have been a sinner ?
Read More..Abu al-Aswad al-Dailani said: While we were present with Abu Dharr, he said: In the morning, alms are due for him, ever fast is alms, every pilgrimage is alms, every utterance of Glory to be Allah is alms, every utterance of Allah is most great is alms, every utterance of Praise be to Allah is alms. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم recounted all such good works. He then said: Two rak'ahs which one prays in the Duha serve instead of that.
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