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Sunan Abi Dawud 1292 — Aishah on Duha Prayer
The Duha Prayer
Aishah on Duha Prayer Hadith: Returning From a Journey
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1292
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1292
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى فَقَالَتْ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِيءَ مِنْ مَغِيبِهِ . قُلْتُ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ السُّورَتَيْنِ قَالَتْ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ .
Abdullah b. Shaqiq Narrated from:
I asked 'Aishah: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray in the Duha? She replied: No, except when he returned from his journey. I then asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite the surahs combining each other? She said: He would do so in the mufassal surahs.
[1] Referring to the shorter Sūrah s of the Qur'ān, and they say it is from Sūrah Qāf to the end of the Qur'ān. See the Tafsīr of Ibn Kathīr, Sūrah Qāf .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1292In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 43English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1287
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1292
This Aishah on Duha prayer hadith gives a direct question and answer. Abd Allah b. Shaqiq asked Aishah whether the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed in the Duha. She replied: no, except when he returned from his journey. The same report then moves to another question about reciting surahs together. Aishah said he would do so in the mufassal surahs. For this specific hadith, the core message about Duha is tied to return from travel. It should not be stretched into details not found in the text. The narration also shows how companions and later narrators asked clear questions about the Prophet's prayer practice and preserved concise answers.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah answered that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not pray Duha except when returning from travel.
- The narration keeps the Duha detail tied to a specific condition.
- The report also mentions combining surahs from the mufassal surahs.
- Clear questions helped preserve details about the Prophet's prayer.
