Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Offer a portion of your prayers in your homes as well, and do not make them graveyards. In another narration it is stated: Offer prayers in your homes and do not turn them into graves.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Offer a portion of your prayers in your homes as well, and do not make them graveyards. In another narration it is stated: Offer prayers in your homes and do not turn them into graves.

Asim bin Damrah says: We asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about the voluntary prayers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the day. He said: You do not have the strength to perform them. We said: Please tell us, and we will act according to our ability. He said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed the Fajr prayer, he would remain seated until the sun had risen in the east to the same height as it is in the west at the time of Asr prayer. At that time, he would stand and pray two rak‘ahs. Then he would remain seated until the sun in the east reached the position it is in the west at the time of Dhuhr prayer, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform four rak‘ahs. Then he would perform four rak‘ahs before Dhuhr, when the sun had declined, and after Dhuhr he would perform two rak‘ahs, and before Asr he would perform four rak‘ahs. And between every two rak‘ahs, he would separate them by offering salutations and praying for peace for the close angels, the prophets, and the believing and Muslim followers. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: These sixteen rak‘ahs are the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) voluntary prayers during the day, and there are very few people who persist in them.

Habib bin Abi Thabit said: O Abu Ishaq! O Abu Ishaq! This hadith of yours is equal to your mosque filled with gold. And in another narration: Habib bin Abi Thabit said: O Abu Ishaq! I do not like that in exchange for this hadith of yours, I should have a mosque filled with gold.

And it is also narrated from him, he said: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform eight rak'ahs of nawafil at night and twelve rak'ahs during the day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to perform two rak‘ahs after every obligatory prayer except Fajr and ‘Asr.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I performed two rak‘ahs with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before Zuhr, two rak‘ahs after it, two rak‘ahs at home after Maghrib, and two rak‘ahs at home after ‘Isha. And Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) informed me that when Fajr would dawn and the muezzin would call the adhan for prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform two light rak‘ahs, and after Jumu‘ah he would perform two rak‘ahs at home.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I offered two rak‘ahs before Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), two after it, two after Maghrib, two after ‘Isha, and two after Jumu‘ah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the prayers after Jumu‘ah and Maghrib at home. And my sister, Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), informed me that when Fajr would dawn, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer two light rak‘ahs; this was a time when I would not go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Two (rak‘ahs) before Zuhr, two after it, two after Maghrib, two after ‘Isha, and two rak‘ahs before Fajr—these were such prayers that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would never abandon them.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the voluntary prayers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Before Dhuhr, he would pray four rak‘ahs in my house and then go out; after leading the people in prayer, he would return to my house and perform two rak‘ahs. Then, after leading the people in Maghrib prayer, he would return home and pray two rak‘ahs. After leading the ‘Isha prayer, he would enter my house and pray two rak‘ahs. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray nine rak‘ahs at night, including Witr. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would spend a considerable part of the night standing and a considerable part sitting in prayer. When he recited while standing, he would also perform ruku‘ and sujud standing; and when he recited sitting, he would also perform ruku‘ and sujud sitting. When Fajr would dawn, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform two rak‘ahs and then go out to lead the people in prayer.