Hadith 96

Sahih Muslim

Book 6: The Book of Prayer - Travellers

Chapter 13

It is recommended to pray Duha, the least of which is two rak`ah, the best of which is eight, and the average of which is four or six, and encouragement to do so regularly

باب اسْتِحْبَابِ صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى وَأَنَّ أَقَلَّهَا رَكْعَتَانِ وَأَكْمَلَهَا ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْسَطَهَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ سِتٌّ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهَا

Sahih Muslim 719d
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏
A hadith like this has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.

Chain of Narrators

successor
1

Hisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-Dastawa'i

هشام بن أبي عبد الله الدستوائي

524 narrations

successor
2

Mua'dh bin Hisham bin Aby

معاذ بن هشام بن أبي عبد الله

156 narrations

3rd Generation
3

Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad

إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن محمد

836 narrations