We bring nothing with us when we enter this world. Therefore, everything that’s given to us in this life, like our families, bodies, food, air, etc., are blessings from Allah 
. A believer is expected to show gratitude for all the things he is being blessed with. Being thankful and showing gratitude to Allah is one of the good traits of a believer.
Allah says in the Qur’an;
“So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.” ( Al Baqarah 2:152 )
We can be thankful to Allah for each and every blessing in many different ways. But did you know that Prophet 
made an exclusive mode of thanksgiving for one of the biological blessings we have?
Yes, our joints! He has told us to pay charity in order to show gratitude for this blessing.
One of the tremendous abilities Allah has given us is our mobility. Our joints are created and fixed to each other in such a way that we can move our bodies in all directions. Many of us take this blessing for granted or even fail to think about the worth of these joints. Prophet has ordered us to be thankful for this blessing each and every day!
Abu Dharr
reported:
The Prophet
From the aforementioned hadeeth, we learn that praying two units of Duha prayer everyday is sufficient for a believer in order to give thanks for all the joints he is blessed with. SubhanAllah! If charity was to be paid with money, everyone of us would not have been able to afford it. Regardless of our financial status, all of us can surely pray two rakats each day as sadaqa. Alhamdulillah, Allah made this affair comfortable for all of us by showing us an easy way. Therefore, we must follow this beautiful practice of praying Duha prayer every day. Insha Allah, in this article, let us learn about Duha prayer.
Salatul-dhuha is also called as “salatush-shurooq” or “ishraaq prayer”. It is given this name as it is prayed after “shurooq”, which means “sun rise”.
The time span for Duha Prayer:
The scholars have unanimously agreed that the Duha prayer can be prayed fifteen minutes after the fajr prayer and the time span for it ends ten or fifteen minutes before dhuhr prayer. In other words, the time span for the Duha prayer starts fifteen minutes after sun rise, and it ends ten or fifteen minutes before dhuhr prayer. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen explained the time span as being from a quarter of an hour after the sun has risen until ten minutes before dhuhr prayer. 2
The best time to offer Duha Prayer:
The best time to pray Duha prayer, as prescribed in sunnah, is to pray when the sun’s heat become intense.
Zaid bin Arqam, on seeing some people praying in the forenoon, said:
They know well that prayer at another time than this is more excellent, for Allah’s Messenger
The number of units for Duha prayer:
The minimum units for Duha prayer is two and the maximum is eight. Since this is a sunnah prayer, it’s a recommended that we pray it two by two.
Abu Hurairah
My Khalil (the Messenger of Allah
Our Prophet’s advises are precise. His speech is saturated with powerful inspirations. He listed Duha prayer as one of the three good deeds when he gave an advice to Abu Hurairah . This means that we should try our best to pray Duha prayer.
In a long narration, of a hadeethul Qudsi, Prophet said:
“..My slave does not draw closer to Me by anything more beloved to Me than that which I have made obligatory upon him, and My slave continues to draw closer to Me by doing nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I love him..” 5
Therefore if we continue to pray Duha prayer with the intention of giving thanks to Allah and growing closer to Him, we would be rewarded in both worlds by His will.
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89 replies on “Charity for Mobility: The Duha Prayer”
Masha Allah Tabarakallah! Barakallahufeek it was beautiful and heart soften.. Great reminder
Alhamdulillaah, all praise & thanks are Allaah’s !
MashaAllah jazakAllahu khairan for the great reminders so beneficial
Good article and good reminder to perform dhuha prayer as syukur to Allah.
Love your article. Keep writing and keep a good work. ??????
Add me in your Du’as Insha Allaah
Alhamdulillaah, all praise & thanks are Allaah’s !
ALHAMDULILLAH JAXAKUMULLAH BI KHAIR. MAY ALLAH GRANT YOU ALJANNAT AL FIRDAUS. ALHAMDULILLAH
BaarakAllaah Feek ! May Allaah grant you Jannatul Firdaws too 🙂
Alhamdhulillah..!I know the way of thanks to Allah.very very thanks.
Alhamdulillaah and you are most welcome
Masha Allah, very good article and I pray that may Allah grant us the Patient to do that witch is good in His sight and abstain from that withch is bad- Ameen
Jazaka Allahu Khaire
May Allaah accept this beautiful Du’a of yours!
BaarakAllaah feek 🙂
very informative and useful article. Zazak Allah Khair
Alhamdulillaah, all praise & thanks are Allaah’s !
it is inspirational story
Alhamdulillaah
A great reminder. JazakAllahu khairan kaseeran
BaarakAllaah feek! May Allaah accept this from us
Interesting. But do we literally means joints as in knees and elbows or is it a figure of speech as well?
I was thinking of that too
Since prophet (PBUH) has specifically said the joints of the bones; we can not take it as figure of speech. And in some other narrations, he has mentioned a number to indicate the joints. I would like to quote Imaam Nawawi’s comment (summary) about this Hadeeth. He (Rahimahullaah) explains
“This hadith elaborates on the different forms of charity. There are three hundred and sixty joints in the human body and charity is due upon each one as a form of gratitude to Allah (swt). Being able to be just between individuals, walking towards the masjid for prayer, and removing harmful objects from the road are all considered as acts of charity.”
Therefore this is not plainly about figure of speech. Allaahu A’lam
pls i have a question, i want somebody to explain to me on how to perform this sunnah prayer. i mean what i suppose to recite, and how? is it loud or silebt
It’s a silent prayer. The recitals are as usual and there’s nothing specific for this prayer. I kindly request you to re-read the article Insha Allaah. The rest of the details are explained in detail 🙂
Good reminder. Jazak Allah khair
Alhamdulillaah. BaarakAllaah Feek
MaashaAllaah that’s an awesome piece of advice. May Allaah reward you for your efforts.
Alhamdulillaah, all praise and thanks are Allaah’s alone! May Allaah accept your du’a. Aameen 🙂
sub7aan Allah. How easy this deen of Islam is. I love the short-cuts to get heaps of reward. this definitely motivated me to pray salat-ud-duha. May Allah grant me steadfastness upon this deed
Alhamdulillaah! May Allaah accept this from us Aameen. You rightly said, Deenul Islam is not at all hard to practice. Alhamdulillaah for everything
JazakAllah khairun. Though I get doing tjis ishraq prayer sometimes i mostly fall out of it as I get busy with kids or house work.Now I know that yhe time ends only ten minutes before dhuhur so it will be eaiser to continue this prayer.
BaarakAllaah feek ! Alhamdulillaah 🙂 May Allaah ease your tasks, grant you Barakaah in your time and bless your efforts Aameen
Alhamdulillaah for everything
Jazaka Llahu khayran
BaarakAllaah feek
Mashallah I was wondering about the benifits, timings
And how many units to perform. Allah Subhanwatalla gave me an answer through your post.May Allah Subhanwatalla reward you for this awesome information Ameen
REHANA
Alhamdulillaah sister 🙂 All praise and thanks are Allaah’s alone. JazaakAllaah Khair !!
Jazakallahu khairan for your efforts
BaarakAllaah feek
SUBHANALLAH. ALHAMDULILLAH. LA ILAHA ILLALLAH.
A heart soften article 🙂 May ALLAH raise ur rank in JANNAT UL FIRDOUS. Ameen.
Please remember us in your precious prayers 🙂
Alhamdulillaah for everything 🙂
May Allaah accept this beautiful du’a of yours 🙂 Please do remember me in your Du’as as well Insha Allaah 🙂
Jazakumullahu khairan katheeran….
BaarakAllaahu feek!
Good article. Jazak Allah khairan kasira
Alhamdulillaah. All praise and thanks are Allaah’s 🙂
BaarakAllaah feek
May Allahu Tala accept all ur tremendous efforts and bless u and ur family enormously
SubhanAllaah! JazaakAllaah khair for this beautiful du’a of yours…May Allaah accept it and I too make du’a that Allaah accept you and bless you 🙂
SubhanAllah what an article! May Allah make us one of them who perform these nafeel namaz Ameen.
Alhamdulillaah all praise and thanks are Allaah’s alone 🙂
Thanks for this reminder! JazakAllah Khair!
Baarakallaah Feek !
Alhamdulillah. This is very informative. JazakAllahKhairun for sharing.
Alhamdulillaah. May Allaah accept this from us Aameen
But ten minutes before zuhr prayer is jawwal time when sujood is forbidden
According to the saheeh narrations of prophet (PBUH), the time for Zuhr starts when the sun has passed its zenith and a man’s shadow is equal in length to his height. On the other hand, praying is prohibited from noon time until after the sun has passed its zenith, which is at mid-day for about five minutes before the sun reaches its zenith.
This is why the time for praying Duha prayer / any other nafil prayer ENDS before ten minutes before the Zuhr prayer (when sun passes the zenith). Therefore, there’s no contradiction 🙂 I hope it’s clear
Allaahu A’lam
masha’allah may allah bless in this world and also in hereafter
Alhamdulillaah 🙂
zajakallah for this beneficial reminder…
BaarakAllaah feek
Can we pray duha prayer after waking up from morning sleep? As i fall asleep after fazr and then wake up later before dhuhr.
As you can see on the explanation above, the time span for praying Duha starts fifteen minutes after the fajr prayer (after sun rise) and the time span for it ends ten or fifteen minutes before dhuhr prayer. Between these borders of time, you can pray Duha prayer.
It’s okay if you sleep in the middle and pray it after waking up.
Allaahu A’lam 🙂
Alhamdullilah
Alhamdulillaah
Beautiful reminder, jazakum Allah khayran!
Alhamdulillaah. BaarakAllaah feek!
SubhanAllah!!!!!! BARAKALLAH FEEKUM !!!!!!AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE !!!! WE NEED MORE SRTICLES LIKE THESE TO REVIVE ALL THE LOST SUNNAHS!!!
Alhamdulillaah. May Allaah accept this from us. Please do keep me in your dua’s
Alhamdoelillah . Great article.
Alhamdulillaah
Salamalekum I just like to know that salt ul Israq and saltu Duha are same coz i always prey Ishraq 2 rakat and salt ul dhuha 2 rklat every day please guide me I’m correct or wrong, I will be thank full to you.
please inform me about saltu tasbih as well it is 4 rakat and we have to complete read 300 times subhanal lahe wal hamdulil lahe wala ilaha illal lahu wallahu akbar if I’m correct or wrong guide me please.
Wa ‘alaikumussalaam Warahmatullaah
Yes, they are both the same.
To get clarifications about salaatut-Tasbeeeh; please contact the shaykh Insha Allaah. You can send your question by clicking on “Ask the shaykh” button on IOU’s FB page. Link – https://www.facebook.com/DrBilalPhilips/app/190322544333196/
MashaAllah…good reminder for all of us never to forget dhuha prayers..and its importance. May Allah shower His blessings upon you. Wasalaam.
Alhamdulillaah.. May Allaah accept this from us Aameen
Masaa Allah May Allah reward you abundantly and make it easy for us to practice the sunnah of duha together with the other good statement of praise, thanks giving and glorification to Allah. Ya Allah, give us a mind free from worry, and a life full of praises of You, rectify our affairs, and soften our hearts with your rememberance. ameen
Alhamdulillaah all praise and thanks are Allaah’s alone 🙂
May Allaah accept your beautiful Du’a Aameen
Macha’Allah, may ALLAH,reward you for this beautiful remind. Djazakillah khairan.
Alhamdulillaah for everything 🙂
jazakALLAH. barakALLAHU lana wa lakum.
Baarakallaah feek
Alhamdulillah! thank you for the beneficial piece 🙂
Alhamdulillaah, all thanks & praise are Alllaah’s alone 🙂
Jazak Allah khair sister great reminder. May Allah bless you abundantly.Ameen
Baarakallaah feek ! Please continue making Du’a for me 🙂
Excellent its an amazing article.
Thanks and JazakAllah khair.
Alhamdulillaah !
BaarakAllaah feek 🙂
Very well written and jazakallah for sharing!
BaarakAllaah feek !
jazakAllah khair for telling such an easy way to give charity of every joint
May Allah help us to do so and accept it ameen
BaarakAllaah feek!
May Allaah accept us and grant us goodness Aameen
May Allah reward the writer and everyone responsible for its spread
Mashallah, a very good article, Jazakallah and may Allaw SWT increase your knowledge and ability for writing more articles.
maashaALLAH,beautifully linked up…may ALLAH SWT grant BARAKAT in your pen and writing ameen.may HE, ALMIGHTY, grant your pen the ability to engrave HIS QURAN in our hearts ,ameen.jzkALLAH.naila iqbal.