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**lXvtm0ox** · 07-25-2012, 08:39 PM

I got the following form Our Dialogue which is a compilation of question answers - adil salahi works on it too. There seems to be two opinions as usual about this topic too. If it is a weak hadith then it may be better not to perform - plus the way it is done seems to be very complicated unlike most things in islam which are straight and simple. Allah knows best.

Tasbeeh & Dhuha Prayers

1. Could you please explain the importance and details of Tasbeeh and Dhuha prayers.

2. The prayer known as Tasbeeh is widely practiced in India, but not so here, although it is mentioned in a Hadith related by Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah and others. Why do Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Al-Tirmithi not mention it?

1. Dhuha prayer is a voluntary prayer, which may be offered at any time starting about half an hour after sunrise until shortly before noon. It is 2-8 Raka’ahs which are normally short. It may be offered any day, on regular or sporadic basis. Recitation in this prayer is normally private. It is certainly encouraged for anyone who can offer it, because it comes at a time when people are normally busy with their business. If one can take a short break to offer a couple of Raka’ahs, it does him well. If circumstances do not allow, then one may do it on weekends. Tasbeeh prayer is a night prayer, offered sometime before dawn. It is 2 Raka’ahs with long glorification of God in certain parts of each Raka’ah. There is only one Hadith, which mentions this type of prayer, and it is not really authentic. In fact, Imam Ahmad, the founder of the Hanbali school of thought, who was one of the top scholars of Hadith and Fiqh, finds no basis for this prayer and does not encourage it. Still, if one wants to offer it, no blame attaches to him.

2. If some Hadith scholars mention a particular Hadith, it is because they consider it of a reasonable degree of authenticity. Since Al-Bukhari and most Hadith scholars do not mention the Hadith concerning the Tasbeeh prayer, this indicates that they did not consider it to be reasonably authentic. The Hadith in question is rated as poor on authenticity, or Zaeef, which means that it cannot be the basis of confirmed rulings. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who is a scholar of the highest caliber in both Hadith and Fiqh, feels that there is no sufficient ground to suggest that this prayer is Sunnah.

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lXvtm0ox Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	I got the following form Our Dialogue which is a compilation of question answers - adil salahi works on it too. There seems to be two opinions as usual about this topic too. If it is a weak hadith then it may be better not to perform - plus the way it is done seems to be very complicated unlike most things in islam which are straight and simple. Allah knows best. Tasbeeh & Dhuha Prayers 1. Could you please explain the importance and details of Tasbeeh and Dhuha prayers. 2. The prayer known as Tasbeeh is widely practiced in India, but not so here, although it is mentioned in a Hadith related by Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah and others. Why do Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Al-Tirmithi not mention it? 1. Dhuha prayer is a voluntary prayer, which may be offered at any time starting about half an hour after sunrise until shortly before noon. It is 2-8 Raka’ahs which are normally short. It may be offered any day, on regular or sporadic basis. Recitation in this prayer is normally private. It is certainly encouraged for anyone who can offer it, because it comes at a time when people are normally busy with their business. If one can take a short break to offer a couple of Raka’ahs, it does him well. If circumstances do not allow, then one may do it on weekends. Tasbeeh prayer is a night prayer, offered sometime before dawn. It is 2 Raka’ahs with long glorification of God in certain parts of each Raka’ah. There is only one Hadith, which mentions this type of prayer, and it is not really authentic. In fact, Imam Ahmad, the founder of the Hanbali school of thought, who was one of the top scholars of Hadith and Fiqh, finds no basis for this prayer and does not encourage it. Still, if one wants to offer it, no blame attaches to him. 2. If some Hadith scholars mention a particular Hadith, it is because they consider it of a reasonable degree of authenticity. Since Al-Bukhari and most Hadith scholars do not mention the Hadith concerning the Tasbeeh prayer, this indicates that they did not consider it to be reasonably authentic. The Hadith in question is rated as poor on authenticity, or Zaeef, which means that it cannot be the basis of confirmed rulings. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who is a scholar of the highest caliber in both Hadith and Fiqh, feels that there is no sufficient ground to suggest that this prayer is Sunnah.
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