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Voluntary Prayer

  1. O Bilāl, tell me of the most rewarding deed you have done in IslamSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  2. Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgivenSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  3. I memorized from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ten Rak‘ahs (units of prayer)Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه بجميع رواياته
  4. Wake up ‘Āʾishah and pray WitrSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه ولفظ الروايتين لمسلم
  5. We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Then…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  6. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep at the beginning of the night and rise at its end to praySahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  7. When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) missed prayer at night because of sickness or otherwise, he would pray twelve Rak‘ahs…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  8. At every part of the night, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Witr: at its beginning, middle, and end. Finally he…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  9. O people, spread the greeting of peace, feed others, maintain kinship ties, and pray at night when people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peaceSahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad · الترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد
  10. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two light Rak‘ahs after the break of dawnSahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  11. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not ever leave four before Zhuhr and two Rak‘ahs before morningSahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  12. Whoever regularly observes four Rak‘ahs before Zhuhr and four after it, Allah will make him forbidden to HellfireSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  13. May Allah have mercy on whoever offers four Rak‘ahs before the ‘Asr prayerHasan (good)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and Ahmad · أبو داود والترمذي وأحمد
  14. (Voluntary) prayer in both the day and night is performed two by twoSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah
  15. The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month, Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the nightSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  16. O ‘Ā'ishah, indeed, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleepSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  17. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer thirteen Rak‘ah in the night prayer including Witr, plus two (voluntary) Rak‘ahs of the…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  18. Perform Witr prayer before the morningSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  19. If anyone fears that he will not wake up at the end of the night, let him offer Witr prayer at the beginning of the night; and anyone expects to wake up at the…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  20. O people, pray at your homes, for a person’s best prayer is the one he performs at his home except the obligatory prayerSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  21. When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him offer two Rak‘ahs before he sits downSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  22. I saw you pray towards a direction other than the Qiblah! He said: Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) doing…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  23. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer voluntary prayer on the back of his riding beast (camel), whatever direction…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon)
  24. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not observe a voluntary prayer more regularly than the two Rak‘ahs of FajrSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  25. Make haste to perform the Witr prayer before the morningSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  26. When one of you stands up for offering voluntary prayer at night and finds it difficult to recite the Qur'an accurately, and he is unaware of what he is…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  27. What an excellent man ‘Abdullāh is if only he observes the night prayerSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  28. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand in prayer at night until the skin of his feet would crackSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon)
  29. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar used to offer the Eid prayers before delivering the sermonSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  30. Whoever sleeps and fails to recite his nightly portion, or part of it, and then recites it between the Fajr prayer and the Zhuhr prayer, it will be recorded…Sahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم

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