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1261. It was reported from Al-A'mash from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurairah, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'When one of you prays the two Rak'ahs before Ṣubh, (after that) let him lie down on his right side.'" Marwān bin Al-Ḥakam asked him: "Is it not sufficient for one of us that he
walks to the Masjid, so that he (does not have to) lie on his right side?" He replied: "No." So Ibn 'Umar heard about this, and he said: "Abū Hurairah has increased (problems) for himself." Ibn 'Umar was asked: "Do you deny anything that he has said?" He replied: "No, but he has been daring, and we have been cautious." So Abū Hurairah heard about this, and he said: "Is it my fault if I had memorized, and they had forgotten?" (Da'if)
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Footnotes
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[1] Āl 'Imrān 3:84.
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[2] Āl 'Imrān 3:52.
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[3] That is, 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Muḥammad bin 'Uthmān, who is one of the narrators in the chain for this Hadīth.
Commentary
To lie down on one's right side after performing the Sunnah Rak'ahs of Fajr is a Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, whether one has performed late-night voluntary prayer or not.