3/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 336c — Duha Prayer and Privacy
Covering oneself with a garment and the like while performing ghusl
Duha Prayer Hadith: Privacy Before Worship
Sahih Muslim : 336c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 336c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ فَسَتَرَتْهُ ابْنَتُهُ فَاطِمَةُ بِثَوْبِهِ فَلَمَّا اغْتَسَلَ أَخَذَهُ فَالْتَحَفَ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثَمَانَ سَجَدَاتٍ وَذَلِكَ ضُحًى .
Sa'id b. Abu Hind Narrated from:
This hadith is narrated by Sa'id b. Abu Hind with the same chain of transmitters and said: His (the Holy Prophet's) daughter Fatimah provided him privacy with the help of his cloth, and when he had taken a bath he took it up and wrapped it around him and then stood and offered eight rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 336cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 88USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 665
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 336c
This narration repeats the meaning of the previous report with a small wording detail. It says that the Prophet’s daughter Fatimah provided privacy for him with his cloth while he took a bath. After the bath, he took the cloth, wrapped it around himself, stood, and prayed eight rak'ahs at Duha time. The core topic is Duha prayer, but the report also points to modesty during bathing. A reader searching for Duha prayer hadith, eight rakats Duha prayer, or forenoon prayer in Islam will find that this text focuses on a simple sequence: privacy, bathing, covering, then prayer. We should not add extra claims beyond the narration. The hadith only states what happened and the number of rak'ahs prayed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bathing was done with privacy and covering.
- Fatimah helped screen the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with his cloth.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wrapped himself before standing for prayer.
- Eight rak'ahs were prayed at Duha time in this report.
