Bulugh al-Maram

كُنَّا نُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ غُرُوبِ اَلشَّمْسِ, فَكَانَ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَرَانَا,…

Muslim has reported from Anas (RA) that he said, “We used to pray two Rak'at after sunset and the Prophet (ﷺ) used to see…

كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يُخَفِّفُ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اَللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ اَلصُّبْحِ,…

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to make the two (voluntary) Rak'at before the Fajr prayer so short that I would wonder whether he recited al-Fatiha…

أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْ اَلْفَجْرِ: ( قُلْ…

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat al-Kafirun, and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two (voluntary) Rak'at of the Fajr (prayer).

كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -إِذَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْ اَلْفَجْرِ اِضْطَجَعَ عَلَى…

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to lie down on his right side, after praying the two (voluntary) Rak'at of the Fajr (prayer).

إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ اَلصُّبْحِ, فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ اَلْأَيْمَنِ

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “If any of you prays the two Rak'at before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side.”

صَلَاةُ اَللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى, فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ اَلصُّبْحِ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً, تُوتِرُ لَهُ…

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The (voluntary) night prayers are two Rak'at, two Rak'at (in pairs), and if one fears that the dawn prayer is…

صَلَاةُ اَللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى

The Khamsah reported it - graded Sahib (authentic) by Ibn Hibban - with the wording:

“the (voluntary) day and night prayers are two Rak'at, two Rak'at (in pairs).” an-Nasa'i said, “This is a mistake.”

أَفْضَلُ اَلصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ صَلَاةُ اَللَّيْلِ

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The most excellent prayer after that which is obligatory is the (voluntary) late night prayer.”

اَلْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ, مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوتِرَ بِخَمْسٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ, وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ…

Narrated Abu Ayub al-Ansari (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “al-Witr prayer is a duty upon every Muslim, so whoever likes to offer it with five Rak'at let him do…

لَيْسَ اَلْوِتْرُ بِحَتْمٍ كَهَيْئَةِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ, وَلَكِنْ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله…

Narrated 'Ali bin Abu Talib (RA):

The Witr prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed prayer is, but it is a Sunnah which was established by the practice of Allah's…

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَامَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ, ثُمَّ…

Narrated Jabir (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed during the month of Ramadan. Then they (the Sahabah) waited for him on the following night, but he did not…

إِنَّ اَللَّهَ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمُرِ اَلنَّعَمِ

Narrated Kharijah bin Hudhaifah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is better for you than the red camels (high breed…

وَرَوَى أَحْمَدُ: عَنْ عَمْرِوِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ, عَنْ جَدِّهِ نَحْوَهُ

Ahmad reported something similar to the above Hadith from 'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father who reported it on the authority…

اَلْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ, فَمَنْ لَمْ يُوتِرْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah (RA) from his father:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The Witr is a duty, so he who does not offer it, is not one of us.”

وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ ضَعِيفٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عِنْدَ أَحْمَدَ

The above mentioned Hadith has a Shahid (supporting narration) which is weak, reported by Ahmad from Abu Hurairah (RA).

[مَا] كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا…

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not offer more than eleven (voluntary) Rak'at during Ramadan nor during other than Ramadan. He offered four Rak'at - Do…

كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ اَللَّيْلِ عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ, وَيُوتِرُ بِسَجْدَةٍ, وَيَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْ اَلْفَجْرِ, فَتِلْكَ ثَلَاثُ…

And in another narration of al-Bukhari and Muslim, narrated:

“He used to pray ten Rak'at (of prayer), and making it Witr by one Rak'at, and he used to pray the two (Sunnah) Rak'at…

كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يُصَلِّي مِنْ اَللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ…

Narrated:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen Rak'at during the night, offering a Witr out of that with five and sitting only during the…

مِنْ كُلِّ اَللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فَانْتَهَى…

Narrated:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered Witr prayer (on different nights) at various hours, extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the…

يَا عَبْدَ اَللَّهِ! لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ فُلَانٍ, كَانَ يَقُومُ مِنْ اَللَّيْلِ, فَتَرَكَ قِيَامَ…

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'Aas (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told me, “O 'Abdullah! Do not be like so-and-so who used to be awake in the night for prayer and then…