Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 268

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: My friend (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) directed me to observe fast for three days in every month, to perform two Rak’ah (optional) Duha prayer at forenoon and to perform the Witr prayer before going to bed..

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ أوصاني خليلي صلى الله عليه وسلم بثلاث‏:‏ صيام ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر، وركعتي الضحى وأن أوتر قبل أن أنام‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 268

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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For more Hadith in Book 8: The Book of Virtues
 

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