Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
باب التَّطَوُّعِ وَرَكَعَاتِ السُّنَّةِ
Chapter: Chapters Regarding The Voluntary And Sunnah Prayers.
4 hadith · references 1250–1253
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Abu Dawud · 1250مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعًا بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِNarrated Umm Habibah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone prays in a day and a night twelve rak'ahs voluntarily (supererogatory prayer), a house will be built from him in Paradise on account of these (rak'ahs).7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1251كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فِي بَيْتِي ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْمَغْرِبَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِيNarrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I asked Aishah about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Before the noon prayer he would pray four rak'ahs in my house, then go out and lead the people in8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1252كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، وَبَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفNarrated Abdullah bin Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before and two after the noon prayer, two after the sunset prayer in his house, and two after the night prayer. He would not pray afte the Frida4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1253كَانَ لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرَ ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِNarrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.6 narrators