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English translation
598. Āšim bin Ďamrah said: "We asked 'Alī about the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ during the day. He said: 'You will not be able to do that.' We said: 'Whoever among is able (he will)?" So he said: 'When the sun appeared over there (east) like it appears here (west) at Asr, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would pray two Rak'ah.[1] And when the sun appeared over there (east) like it appears here (west) at Zuhr, he would pray four Rak'ah.[2] And he would pray four before Zuhr and two after it, and four before Asr seperating between every two Rak'ah with At-Taslim[3] upon the angels that are close (to Allāh) and those who follow them among the believers. and the Muslims." (Hasan)
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Footnotes
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[1] Meaning, when the sun was low above the eastern horizon.
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[2] Meaning, when the sun was high above the eastern horizon before Zuhr time. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
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[3] This was discussed in Hadith no. 429 where part of it preceded.
Commentary
This Hadīth tells us that the Prophet ﷺ would make one final salutation after four Rak'ah of Awwābin and also after four Rak'ah before Zuhr and ʿAsr prayers, he would make Tashah-hud in the middle (of four Rak'ah, i.e. after two Rak'ah). The Prophet would perform Duḥā' prayer after the sun had risen higher, he would do four Rak'ah as soon as the sun declined from the meridian, and he would do Awwābin prayer before the declining of the sun.
