Hadith 473

Chapter 25

باب 25

(25) بَابُ الْحَدِيثِ بَعْدَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ

(25) Chapter: What is said about the Nawafil being offered as two Rak'a followed by two and so on
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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.

Narrated `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.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1162

In-book reference: Book 19, Hadith 41

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 259