Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was not as strongly committed to any voluntary prayers as he was to the two cycles before dawn. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ
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Suhayb ibn al-Nu’man reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The voluntary prayer of a man in his house is better than his prayer where
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Talhah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, from the people of Najd. His hair was unkempt and his loud
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not perform Witr prayer with three cycles, rather perform it with five or seven. Do
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Abu Qatadah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came out at night and he saw Abu Bakr who was praying with a low voice, and he passed
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Anas ibn Malik reported: We used to prayer two cycles after the sun set before sunset prayer in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform your voluntary prayers in your houses, and do not take your houses as graves.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
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Abu Ma’mar reported: I said to Khabbab, “Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recite in the noon and afternoon prayers?” Khabbab said yes. We said,
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever perseveres in performing twelve cycles of prayer from the Sunnah, Allah will build a house for
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Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered our home and it was only me, my mother, and my aunt Umm Haram. The Prophet said, “Stand that
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Abdullah ibn al-Muzanni reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Pray before the sunset prayer.” The Prophet said on the third time, “For whomever wishes,” as he
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Bilal at the time of dawn prayer, “O Bilal, tell me of the most hopeful deed you
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Mu’awiyyah reported: When you perform the Friday prayer, do not pray another prayer until you have spoken or left the mosque. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah lets a servant achieve by his good character the rank of one who regularly
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, a man may reach by his good character the rank of one who stands for
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only prayed two cycles after the afternoon prayer because some property came to him, which occupied him from performing
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Ka’b reported: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned home in the forenoon after a journey, he would enter the mosque and pray two cycles before sitting
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you leads people in prayer, let him lighten it as among them are
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Suhayb ibn Sinan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Prayer in congregation is like performing twenty-five prayers alone. Voluntary prayer where no one can
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Abu Salamah reported: He asked Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, “How was the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during Ramadan?”
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