5/12. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1290 — Eight Rak'ahs of Duha
The Duha Prayer
Eight Rak'ahs of Duha Hadith: Salutation After Every Two
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1290
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1290
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عِيَاضُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ بِنْتِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ صَلَّى سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ صَلَّى سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ . قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ إِنَّ أُمَّ هَانِئٍ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى بِمَعْنَاهُ .
Umm Hani ibn AbuTalib Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) eight rak'ahs saluting after every two rak'ahs. Abu Dawud said: Ahmad b. Salih said that the Messenger of Allah offered prayer in the forenoon on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, and he narrated something similar. Ibn al-Sarh reported that Umm Hani said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon me. This version does not mention the prayer in the forenoon.
[1] Abū Dāwūd narrated this from two chains: Ahmad bin Ṣāliḥ, and Ahmad bin ‘Amr bin As-Sarḥ.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1290In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 41English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1285
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1290
This eight rakahs of Duha hadith reports what Umm Hani bint Abi Talib saw on the day of the Conquest of Mecca. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed eight rak'ahs and gave salutation after every two rak'ahs. The report is focused on the action itself: the day, the number of rak'ahs, and the way the prayer was divided. Abu Dawud also mentions wording differences from narrators. One version clearly says it was the forenoon prayer on the day of the Conquest, while another version says the Messenger of Allah entered upon Umm Hani and does not mention the forenoon prayer in that wording. The safe reading is to stay with the details each version gives.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Hani reported eight rak'ahs connected to the day of the Conquest.
- The prayer was described as being completed with salutation after every two rak'ahs.
- The narration preserves differences in wording between transmitters.
- The hadith teaches careful attention to how each report is worded.
