Volume 2, Book 21, Number 283:
Narrated Nafi’:
Ibn ‘Umar never offered the Duha prayer except on two occasions:
(1) Whenever he reached Mecca; and he always used to reach Mecca in the forenoon. He would
perform Tawaf round the Ka’ba and then offer two Rakat at the rear of Maqam Ibrahim.
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(2) Whenever he visited Quba, for he used to visit it every Saturday. When he entered the Mosque,
he disliked to leave it without offering a prayer. Ibn ‘Umar narrated that Allah’s Apostle used to visit
the Mosque of Quba (sometime) walking and (sometime) riding. And he (i.e. Ibn ‘Umar) used to say,
“I do only what my companions used to do and I don’t forbid anybody to pray at any time during the
day or night except that one should not intend to pray at sunrise or sunset.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 284:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Dinar:
Ibn ‘Umar said, “The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walk –
ing and (sometimes) riding.” ‘Abdullah (Ibn ‘Umar) used to do the same.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 285:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba (sometimes) walking and sometimes riding. Added
Nafi (in another narration), “He then would offer two Rakat (in the Mosque of Quba).”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 286:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Mazini:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Between my house and the pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Para –
dise.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 287:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise,
and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar).”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 288:
Narrated Qaza’a Maula:
(freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu Said Al-khudri narrating four things from the Prophet and I
appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the Prophet.
(1) “A woman should not go on a two day journey except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram.
(2) No fasting is permissible on two days: ‘Id-ul-Fitr and ‘Id-ul-Adha.
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(3) No prayer after two prayers, i.e. after the Fajr prayer till the sunrises and after the ‘Asr prayer
till the sun sets.
(4) Do not prepare yourself for a journey except to three Mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the
Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque.”
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Book 22: Actions while Praying
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 278:
Narrated Marthad bin ‘Abdullah Al-Yazani:
I went to ‘Uqba bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani and said, “Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two Rakat
before the Maghrib prayer?” ‘Uqba said, “We used to do so in the life-time of Allah’s Apostle.” I asked
him, “What prevents you from offering it now?” He replied, “Business.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 263:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to
guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the
Suras of the Quran. He said, “If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two Rakat
prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): — ‘Allahumma inni astakhiruka
bi’ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as’alaka min fadlika al-‘azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala
aqdiru, Wa ta’lamu Wala a’lamu, Wa anta ‘allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta’lam anna
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hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma’ashi wa’aqibati amri (or ‘ajili amri wa’ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa
yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta’lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa
ma’ashi wa’aqibati amri (or fi’ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira
haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.’ (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from
Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not
and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsist –
ence and in my Hereafter–(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)–Then You ordain
it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is
harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter–(or said: If it is worse for my
present and later needs)–Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me
whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person
should name (mention) his need.