Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih · Book 4 · Hadith 1319

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي الضُّحَى ثَمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ: «لَوْ نُشِرَ لِي أَبَوَايَ مَا تركتهَا» . رَوَاهُ مَالك

‘A’isha used to pray eight rak'as in the forenoon, then say, “If my parents were brought back to life for me I would not give up praying them.” Malik transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih · Book 4 · Hadith 1320

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى حَتَّى نَقُولَ: لَا يَدَعُهَا وَيَدَعُهَا حَتَّى نَقُولَ: لَا يُصليهَا. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ

Abu Sa'id said: God’s Messenger used to pray in the forenoon so often that we felt he would never stop doing so; then he would leave off doing so for so long that we felt he would never resume prayer at that time. Tirmid…