Voluntary Prayer

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1. 3039

   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 so, I would not have done it

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
2. 3062

   I memorized from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ten Rak‘ahs (units of prayer)

   AuthenticAl-Bukhari and Muslim with all its versions
3. 3128

   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 it went. He would nod his head. Ibn ‘Umar would do so as well

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
4. 3293

   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 a Surah from the Qur’an

   AuthenticNarrated by Al-Bukhāri
5. 3440

   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 Fajr

   AuthenticAgreed upon
6. 3528

   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 him and stood on his left. He, then, took me by the head and made me stand on his right

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
7. 3565

   Wake up ‘Āʾishah and pray Witr

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
8. 3655

   Make haste to perform the Witr prayer before the morning

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
9. 3734

   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 reciting, he should lie down

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
10. 3758

    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, Allah would awaken him whenever He willed during the night, and he would brush his teeth with the tooth-stick, make ablution, and perform prayer

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
11. 4202

    Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven

    AuthenticAgreed upon
12. 4223

    What an excellent man ‘Abdullāh is if only he observes the night prayer

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
13. 4247

    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 pray

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
14. 4829

    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 during the daytime

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
15. 4830

    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 crack

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
16. 5218

    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 settled on performing Witr just before dawn

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
17. 5322

    The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar used to offer the Eid prayers before delivering the sermon

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
18. 5443

    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 for him as if he recited it during the night

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
19. 5520

    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 peace

    AuthenticNarrated by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad
20. 5789

    When one of you feels drowsy during prayer, let him lie down till drowsiness goes away from him

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim