What is prayer of the repentant people?

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

The prayer of al-Awwabeen (repentant people) is the prayer of Thuha (forenoon). The evidence for this is the Hadeeth reported by al-Haakim and Ibn Khuzaymah that the Prophet said: “It is only the Awwabeen (repentant people) who observe praying Thuha.”

Muslim reported from Zayd ibn Arqam that he said: “The Prophet came to the people of Qubaa’ and found them praying, so he said: “The prayer of al-Awwabeen (the penitent) should be observed when the young weaned camels feel the heat of the sun.”

Ibn Abu Shaybah reported the same Hadeeth with the words: “The Prophet came out to the people of Qubaa’ while they were praying the Thuha prayer, thereupon, he said: 'The prayer of al-Awwabeen is when the small camels get hot (because of the strong sun rays).”

For more benefit on Al-Awwabeen Prayer, please refer to Fatwa 86860.

Allah knows best.