5/12. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1287 — Sitting After Fajr and Duha
The Duha Prayer
Sitting After Fajr Until Duha Hadith: Good Speech and Forgiveness
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1287
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1287
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ زَبَّانَ بْنِ فَائِدٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قَعَدَ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ حِينَ يَنْصَرِفُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى يُسَبِّحَ رَكْعَتَىِ الضُّحَى لاَ يَقُولُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا غُفِرَ لَهُ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ " .
Mu'adh ibn Anas al-Juhani Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone sits in his place of prayer when he finishes the dawn prayer till he prays the two rak'ahs of the forenoon, saying nothing but what is good, his sins will be forgiven even if they are more than the foam of the sea.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1287In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 38English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1282
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1287
This sitting after Fajr until Duha hadith describes a focused act of worship after the dawn prayer. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that if someone sits in his place of prayer after finishing the dawn prayer until he prays the two rak'ahs of the forenoon, and says nothing except what is good, his sins will be forgiven even if they are more than the foam of the sea. The hadith brings together three clear actions: staying in the prayer place, waiting until the Duha prayer, and guarding the tongue from anything except good. Its message is direct. A quiet morning filled with prayer and good speech is shown as a means of great forgiveness in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith praises sitting in the prayer place after the dawn prayer.
- It connects that sitting with praying two rak'ahs of Duha.
- It highlights the value of saying only what is good.
- The narration states forgiveness even if sins are more than the foam of the sea.
