حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ قَابُوسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ أَرْسَلَ أَبِي إِلَی عَائِشَةَ أَيُّ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُوَاظِبَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَتْ کَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ يُطِيلُ فِيهِنَّ الْقِيَامَ وَيُحْسِنُ فِيهِنَّ الرُّکُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1156
It was narrated from Qabus that his father said: "My father sent word to 'Aishah, asking which prayer the Prophet P.B.U.H most liked to perform regularly. She said: 'He used to perform four Rak'ah before the Zuhr, in which he would stand for a long time and bow and prostrate perfectly.''' (Da'if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020