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Narration of the worship And Devotion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

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باب ما جاء في عبادة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Aasim bin Damrah RadiyallahuAnhu says: "We askedAli about the nawaafil that Rasulullah ﷺ performed in the day". (He must have known already about the nawaafil of the night i.e. tahajjud etc. Many well known narrations have been narrated regarding the tahajiud) Ali (رضي الله تعالى عنه) replied: "You do not have the strength to perform these." (i.e. The importance, punctuality, humility and humbleness Sayyidina Rasulullah ﷺ attached to performing these prayers, cannot be fulfilled. The reason for saying this was to admonish, as what benefit is there simply by asking and investigating, until an effort is not made to practise these) We replied: "The one amongst us who has the strength, will perform it"., (Those who do not possess the strength, will lea so that others could be guided and an effort will be made to practise). Ali (رضي الله تعالى عنه) said: "In the mo ing when the sun rises to the height of that, the same as it is at the time for asr. At that time Rasulullah ﷺ performed two rakahs (Salaatul ishraaq). When the sun rose in the east to the height, where it is in the west at the time of zuhr salaah, he performed four rakahs (salaatut duhachaast, this will be explained in the ensuing chapter). He performed four rakahs before the salaah of zuhr, and two.after (These six rakahs are sunnah muakkidah). Four rakahs were performed before asr. In between the four rakahs he sat and sent salutations on the malaaikah.muqarrabeen, the ammbiyaa and the mumineen".