The ''Duha'' prayer (, ') is the
voluntary Islamic prayer between the obligatory Islamic prayers of ''
Fajr'' and ''
Dhuhr''.
The time for this prayer begins when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, which is fifteen or twenty minutes after sunrise until just before the sun passes its zenith (after which the time for the ''dhuhr'' prayer begins). When prayed at the beginning of its time it is called Ishraaq prayer. It is also known in
Bengali as ''Chashter Namaz'' (চাশতের নামাজ) and in
Urdu
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as ''Namāz-e-Chāsht'' (نماز چاشت).
''Salat al Duha'' is done to forgive sins and as a form of charity. Per
Abu Dharr,
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
had said: "Charity is required from every part of your body daily. Every saying of 'Glory to be to Allah' is a charity. Every saying of 'Praise be to Allah' is charity. Every saying of 'There is no god except Allah' is charity. Every saying of 'Allah is the Greatest' is charity. Ordering the good is charity. Eradicating evil is charity. And what suffices for that (as a charity) are the two ''raka'at'' of ''Duha''." This is related by Ahmad, Muslim, and Abu Dawud as well.
It can be prayed either for four raka'at or until 6 raka'at. If one should pray four raka'at, it should be split into two.
Duha prayer has a specific time frame and ends before the Zuhr prayer. Scholars suggest it typically starts at 9:00 AM and finishes around 11:00 AM. In Indonesia, it usually ends at 11:00 AM, coinciding with the start of Zuhr. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymin clarifies that Duha ends when the sun begins its westward decline, roughly 5–10 minutes before zawal. It's crucial to avoid performing Duha after this time or during dhohwah (when the sun has risen but isn't hot yet).
See also
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Dua
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Nafl prayer
In Islam, a Nafl Prayer, (pl. nawafil) (, ''ṣalāt al-nafl'') or optional prayer, is a type of a non-obligatory prayer. They are believed to give extra reward to the person performing them, similar to sunnah prayers.
According to the followi ...
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Salat
''Salah'' (, also spelled ''salat'') is the practice of formal ibadah, worship in Islam, consisting of a series of ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which consist of units known as rak'a, ''rak'ah'', include ...
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Sunnah prayer
A Sunnah prayer () is an optional or Supererogation, supererogatory salah (ritual prayer) that are recommended to be performed in addition to the Salah#The five daily prayers, five daily salah, which are compulsory for all Muslims. Sunnah praye ...
References
Salah
Salah terminology
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