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English translation
875. It was narrated from Abû Ishâq, that 'šim bin Dâmrah said: "We asked 'Alî about the prayer of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He said: 'Who among you could manage to do that?' We said: 'Even if we cannot do it, we still want to hear about it.' He said: 'When the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time of 'Asr, he would pray two Rak'ahs,[1] and when the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time for Zuhr he would pray four Rak'ahs. He would pray four Rak'ahs before Zuhr and two after, and he would pray four Rak'ahs before 'Asr, separating each two Rak'ahs with Taslim upon the angels who are close to Allâh, and the prophets, and those who follow them of the believers and Muslims."(Šaĥih)
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[1] That is, the Duha prayer.
Commentary
The earlier prayer is the midmorning prayer - Salâtud Dhuhā - and by the latter one is the Sunnah of the meridian, which is also called Salâtul Awwabîn by some. Here, there is no mention of the Salâtul Ishrâq, which is generally performed fifteen or twenty minutes after sunrise: It consists at the very least of two units or Rak'ahs.
