Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, said: “When the one praying finishes the eight rak‘ahs of the ‘zawal’ (midday nawafil) as we have explained, let him then call the adhan for Dhuhr” up to his statement: “When he says the salam, let him raise his hands in front of his face.” Its explanation has already been covered in full, except for what he mentioned regarding the preference of reciting the short surahs (‘al-suwar al-qisar’) in the Dhuhr prayer. And this is supported by what was narrated:
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