It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Perform prayers in your homes and do not make them graves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that he asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about prayer in the house and in the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prayer in the mosque and prayer in the house—you see how close my house is to the mosque, but it is more beloved to me to pray in my house than to pray in the mosque, except if it is an obligatory prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A servant’s offering of voluntary prayers in his house is light; whoever wishes, let him illuminate and brighten his house.

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.