Hadith 41

Sahih Bukhari

Book 19: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

Chapter 25

What is said about the Nawafil being offered as two Rak'a followed by two and so on

بَابُ الْحَدِيثِ بَعْدَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ

And this has been narrated by ‘Ammar, Abu Dhar, Anas, Jabir bin Zaid, ‘Ikrima, and Az-Zuhri رضي الله عنهم. Yahya bin Sa’id Al-Ansari said, “I saw the religious learned men of our town (Al-Madina) offering two Rak‘a of Nawafil and finishing them with Taslim during the day.”
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَيُذْكَرُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَأَنَسٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَعِكْرِمَةَ وَالزُّهْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ. وَقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ مَا أَدْرَكْتُ فُقَهَاءَ أَرْضِنَا إِلاَّ يُسَلِّمُونَ فِي كُلِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ مِنَ النَّهَارِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1162
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مُسْتَيْقِظَةً حَدَّثَنِي وَإِلاَّ اضْطَجَعَ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ فَإِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ يَرْوِيهِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هُوَ ذَاكَ‏.‏
`Aisha:

After offering the two rak`at (Sunna) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake; otherwise he would lie down.