Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 199 of 372
Sunnah of Zuhr Prayer
The Book of Virtues – Chapter 199 : Ahadith 1113 – 1118
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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1113 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: I performed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ two Rak`ah before and two after Zuhr prayers.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1114 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Prophet ﷺ never omitted four Rak`ah supererogatory prayer before Zuhr prayers.[Al-Bukhari].
1115 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: Whenever the Prophet ﷺ stayed in my house, he would perform four Rak`ah (supererogatory prayer) before Zuhr prayer. Then he would go out and lead Salat. He ﷺ would then come back and perform two Rak`ah (supererogatory prayer). He would lead the Maghrib prayer and come back and perform two Rak`ah (supererogatory prayer). When he ﷺ had led the `Isha’ prayer, he would enter the house and perform two Rak`ah (supererogatory prayer).[Muslim]
1116 Umm Habibah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever observes the practice of performing four Rak`ah before Zuhr prayer and four after the Zuhr prayer, Allah will shield him against the Fire (of Hell).[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
1117 `Abdullah bin As-Sa’ib (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform four Rak`ah prayer after the declining of the sun before Zuhr prayer and would say, “This is an hour at which the gates of heaven are opened, and I like that my good deeds should rise to heaven at that time.”[At-Tirmidhi].
1118 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: If the Prophet ﷺ could not perform four Rak`ah before Zuhr prayer, he would perform them after it (i.e., after the obligatory prayer).[At-Tirmidhi].