Hadith 30438

Chapter 13

باب 13

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

(13) Chapter: 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 (PT)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ .

A hadith like this has been reported by the same chain of transmitters, but with this alteration that the transmitter said:
" As Allah pleased." (PT)

Reference (PT): Sahih Muslim 719 b (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 6, Hadith 94 (PT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 1550 (PT)