The Origin of the Five Daily Prayers

Question

Which prayer was made obligatory (fard) upon which prophet?

Answer

In “Hashiyat al-Tahtawi ‘ala Maraqi al-Falah”, at the beginning of the “Book of Prayer”, it is stated: [ar]أَخْرَجَ الطَّحَاوِيُّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ﵂ أَنَّ آدَمَ لَمَّا تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَصَارَتْ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ، وَفُدِيَ إِسْحَاقُ ﵇ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَصَارَتِ الظُّهْرَ، وَبُعِثَ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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