5/12. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1294 — Sitting After Dawn Prayer
The Duha Prayer
Sitting After Dawn Prayer Hadith: Staying Until Sunrise
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1294
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1294
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَكُنْتَ تُجَالِسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ كَثِيرًا فَكَانَ لاَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ الْغَدَاةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ قَامَ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Simak Narrated from:
I asked Jabir b. Samurah: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ? He replied: Yes, very often. He would not stand from the place he prayed the dawn prayer till the sunrise. When the sun rose, he would stand (to pray Duha).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1294In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 45English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1289
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1294
This sitting after dawn prayer hadith comes through Jabir b. Samurah. He was asked whether he sat in the company of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and he replied that he did so very often. He then described a regular scene: the Prophet would not stand from the place where he prayed the dawn prayer until the sun rose. When the sun rose, he would stand. The translation connects this with praying Duha. The clear point from the hadith is the Prophet's calm stay after the dawn prayer until sunrise. It shows a morning habit centered on prayer, waiting, and leaving the prayer place only after the sun had risen.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir b. Samurah reported frequent sitting with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The Prophet stayed in the place of the dawn prayer until sunrise.
- The narration connects the time after Fajr with quiet waiting.
- The report shows a morning practice tied to the prayer place.
