English translation
1272. Alī narrated that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two Rak'ahs before 'Aṣr. (Hasan)
Hadith 1272
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Darussalam · Volume 2
5. The Book Of The Voluntary PrayersSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1272 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 23
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1272 · Volume 1 · Page 2
حسن، لكن بلفظ: "أربع ركعات" // ضعيف الجامع الصغير (٤٥٦٨) //
- ضعيف أبي داود - الأم (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 235 · Volume 2 · Page 45
(قلت: هذا إسناد رجاله ثقات؛ لكن قوله: ركعتين شاذ، والصواب: أربع ركعات. كذلك رواه محمد بن جعفر عن شعبة، وجماعة عن أبي إسحاق - وهو السّبِيْعِيُ-)
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Arabic text
1272 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام، «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»
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Commentary
These Sunnah prayers are recommended, but they are not categorized as Rātībah or Mu'akkadah. As for the two narrations, one saying that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said two Rak'ahs before the 'Aṣr obligatory prayer, and the other that he said four Rak'ahs, they are not contradictory to each other but reconcilable. The meaning is that he said two Rak'ahs sometimes and four at other times.