Hadith on Nawafil: Best voluntary prayer offered at home

Zayd ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O people, perform prayer in your houses, for the best prayer of a man is in his house, except for the prescribed prayers.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 731

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلُّوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلَاةِ صَلَاةُ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ

731 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب صلاة الليل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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