أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّهَارِ قَبْلَ الْمَکْتُوبَةِ قَالَ مَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِکَ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَنَا قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ تَزِيغُ الشَّمْسُ رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ أَرْبَعَ رَکَعَاتٍ يَجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 879
It was narrated from Abu Ishaq, that ‘A bin amrah said: “I asked ‘Ali bin Abi Talib about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم a during the day before the prescribed prayers. He said: ‘Who is able to do that?’ Then he told us: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to pray two Rak’ahs when the sun had passed its zenith, and four Rak’ahs before the middle of the day, with the Taslimat the end.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020