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Hadith 35.1

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ENGLISH

Abu Huraira said, ‘‘My friend* instructed me to observe three practices:

to fast three days every month, to pray two <i>rak'as</i> in the forenoon, and to observe a <i>witr</i> before going to sleep.” *i.e. the Prophet. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

ARABIC

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي بِثَلَاثٍ: صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّام من كل شهر وركعتي الضُّحَى وَأَن أوتر قبل أَن أَنَام

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 35.1
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