Hadiths · 60 hadiths

Voluntary Prayer

  1. When one of you feels drowsy during prayer, let him lie down till drowsiness goes away from himSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  2. You should pray as long as you have the energy to do so. If you feel tired, then lie downSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  3. Do (good) deeds according to your capacity, for by Allah, Allah never grows weary (of giving rewards) unless you grow weary (of doing good deeds), and the best…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  4. Whenever we stopped somewhere (during a journey) for rest, we would not offer (voluntary) prayer until we have unloaded the luggage from the mounts' backsSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud · أبو داود
  5. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to bring out the young girls and the girls who stay home on the two Eid days…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  6. O Allah, to You I submit, in You I believe, upon You I rely, by Your help I contend with my foes, and to You I refer for judgment. So, forgive me the sins I…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  7. Whenever we stopped at a place for rest, we would not offer any (voluntary) prayer until we unloaded the luggage from the riding animalsSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud · أبو داود
  8. I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) praying and making a sound like the rumbling of a mill because of weepingSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ahmad · أبو داود والنسائي وأحمد
  9. One night, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Qiyām while reciting a single verse from the Qur'anSahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi · الترمذي
  10. Offer two Rak‘ahs before MaghribSahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  11. A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by twoSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  12. The Witr is due, so whoever wants to pray the Witr as seven (units of prayer), let him do so; whoever wants to pray the Witr as five, let him do so; whoever…Sahih (authentic)an-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah · النسائي وأبو داود وابن ماجه
  13. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer during the month of Ramadan, offering eight Rak‘ahs as well as the Witr…Hasan (good)Ibn Khuzaymah · ابن خزيمة
  14. O ‘Abdullāh, do not be like so-and-so. He used to offer Qiyām al-Layl and then abandoned itSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  15. O people of the Qur'an, perform the Witr Prayer for, verily, Allah is Witr (single) and loves what is Witr (single, odd)Sahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  16. There should not be two Witr prayers during one nightSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ahmad
  17. If anyone sleeps before praying Witr or forgets it, let him pray it once he remembers itSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  18. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would give up a deed, even though he liked to perform it, for fear that people would…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  19. The prayer of the oft-returning to Allah is when weaned camels are bitten by excessive heatSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  20. O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my sight, light in my hearing, light on my right, light on my left, light above me, light below me, light in front…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  21. There is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns." The third time, he said: "for whoever willsSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  22. I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maymūnah. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stood to perform Prayer at night, I joined…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 pray two light Rak‘ahs before the Fajr prayer, after the Muezzin would finish…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  24. When anyone of you prays two Rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right sideSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and Ahmad · أبو داود والترمذي وأحمد
  25. Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)…Sahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi, Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah
  26. Indeed, Allah, the Almighty,, has added a prayer for you, so offer it in the period between ‘Ishā' prayer and Fajr prayer; (it is) the Witr, (it is) the WitrSahih (authentic)Ahmad · أحمد
  27. The one who has not prayed the Witr prayer before dawn, then there is no Witr for himSahih (authentic)Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim · ابن خزيمة وابن حبان والحاكم
  28. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Duha Prayer as four Rak‘ahs and sometimes as much more as Allah willedSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  29. Did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pray the Duha prayer? She said: No, unless he came back from being awaySahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  30. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us Istikhārah (guidance-seeking prayer) in all matters, as he would teach us…Sahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري

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