Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 713

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

يَعْنِي: حَوَالَيْ رُبْعٍ إِلَى ثُلُثِ سَاعَةٍ بَعْدَ الطُّلُوعِ، إِلَى قُبَيْلِ الزَّوَالِ، أَيْ: إِلَى قُبَيْلِ الزَّوَالِ بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ ()، كُلُّ هَذَا وَقْتٌ لِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى، فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ فِيهِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى، مَا بَيْنَ ارْتِفَاعِ الشَّمْسِ قَدْرَ رُمْحٍ إِلَى وَقْتِ الزَّوَالِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُجْزِي، لَكِنَّ الْأَفْضَلَ أَنْ تَكُونَ فِي آخِرِ الْوَقْتِ؛ لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: «صَلَاةُ الْأَوَّابِينَ حِينَ تَرْمَضُ الْفِصَالُ» ()، يَعْنِي: حِينَ تَقُومُ الْفِصَالُ مِنَ الرَّمْضَاءِ لِشِدَّةِ حَرَارَتِهَا؛ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ: إِنَّ تَأْخِيرَ رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى إِلَى آخِرِ الْوَقْتِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ تَقْدِيمِهَا، كَمَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ تُؤَخَّرَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى آخِرِ الْوَقْتِ، إِلَّا مَعَ الْمَشَقَّةِ () .

This means roughly fifteen to twenty minutes after sunrise until just before the sun reaches its zenith—specifically, ten minutes before the zenith. All this time is valid for the Duha prayer. You may perform the two rak'ahs at any point between the sun rising to the height of a spear and the zenith. While any time within this window is sufficient, it is better to pray at the end of the period. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 'The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat,' meaning when they stand up because the sand has become too hot for them. Scholars therefore agree that delaying the Duha prayer until the end of its time is superior to performing it early, just as the Prophet preferred to delay the Isha prayer unless it caused hardship.

فَالْحَاصِلُ: أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ قَدْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَبْوَابَ طُرُقِ الْخَيْرِ كَثِيرَةً، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَفْعَلُهُ الْإِنْسَانُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الطُّرُقِ، فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ، إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

In short, Allah has opened many doors to goodness for humanity. For every good deed a person performs through these paths, the reward is multiplied ten times over, up to seven hundred times, or even more.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 55 nouns)

• شَرَحَ — to explain
• صَلَّى — to pray
• عَنَى — to mean
• شَرْح — explanation
• رَوْضَة — garden
• صَالِح — righteous person