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How much is the Dhuha Prayer?

How much is the Dhuha Prayer?

Assalamualaikum. Ustadz, I want to ask a question.

How many rak'ahs for the Duha prayer? Is it 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12 rakaat?

Thank you, Ustadz.

Greetings, Fulanah

ANSWER:

Wassalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarokaatuh.

Thank you for the question, hopefully it will be easier for us to carry out the Duha prayer. Duha prayer is a sunnah and one of the Prophet's wills to his companions, including Abu Hurairah, a narrator of hadiths.

Rasulullah SAW said:

هريرة الله قال: “أوصاني ليلي لى الله ليه لم لاث: ام لاثة ام ل الضحى، أوتر ل أنام

From Abu Hurairah RA, he said, "My beloved (Muhammad) SAW made a will for three things, (ie) fasting three days each month, praying two rak'ahs of Duha, and praying witr before going to bed."

In another hadith, Rasulullah SAW used to do it with four rak'ahs. However, the Prophet also added how many rak'ahs of Duha prayer in accordance with the will of Allah SWT.

ائشةَ اللهُ ا، الت: ان لُ الله لَّى اللهُ ليه لَّم لِّي الضحى ا، ما اءَ الله

"From Aisha RA, she said that the Messenger of Allah used to pray four cycles of Duha prayer. And he adds whatever Allah wills." (HR Muslim).

The above hadith clearly states that the Prophet used to pray four cycles of Duha prayer every day. This is what Imam Al-Ghazali said in his book, Ihya 'Ulumuddin.

Sometimes, the Prophet also prayed more than four rak'ahs. Namely, six rakaat and eight rakaat. However, that doesn't mean you can't pray two cycles of Duha prayer. Because, the minimum number of rak'ahs for the dhuha prayer is two, like the Prophet's will to Abu Hurairah in the first hadith.

The majority of scholars, especially in the Shafi'i School, are of the opinion that the maximum rakaat for the Duha prayer is eight, based on the hadith narrated by Imam Abu Dawud:

انئ الله ا: ا النبي يومَ الفتحِ لَّى الضُّحى انيَ اتٍ لِّمُ لِّ

From Umm Haani 'RA she said, "Verily the Prophet (SA) at the time of the liberation of the city of Mecca performed eight rak'ahs of Duha prayer, and he saluted every two cycles." (HR Abu Dawud)

While some other scholars such as Imam ar-Rafi'iy (w 623 H) and Imam Ar-Ruyani (w 502 H) stated that the maximum dhuha prayer is 12 rakaat, based on the following arguments:

ليّت الضّحى لم الغافلين، صلّيتها اً المُحسنين، لّيتها اً القانتين، لّيتها انياً الائزين، لّيتها لا ال

"If you pray Duha two rakaat then it will not be recorded as a negligent person. If you pray four rakaat it will be recorded as muhsinin. If you pray six rakaat then it is recorded as a person who often stands for prayer. If you pray eight rakaat then it is recorded as a successful person / lucky. If you pray 10 rakaat then your sins will not be recorded on that day. If you pray 12 rakaat then Allah will build a house in heaven for you.” (Hadith narrated by al-Baihaqi and he daif it)."

From some of the information above, the majority of scholars state that the sunnah dhuha prayer is carried out at least 2 rakaat and a maximum of 8 rakaat. While some other scholars say a maximum of 12 rakaat. Imam An-Nawawi (w 676 H) added that the most effective if you want to do the Duha prayer with a small number of rakaat is four rakaat. Hopefully we can do it istiqamah.

Wallâhu a'lam bish-showâb.

Regards!

[Answered by: Ustadz H. Ahmad Fauzi Qosim]

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