Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it from Nu'aim b. Hammar al-Ghatafani, and Ahmad from them all.

Buraida said that he heard God’s Messenger say,“A human being has three hundred and sixty joints for each of which he must give alms.”On being asked who was capable of doing that he replied,“It may be mucus in the mosque which you bury, and something which you remove from the road; but if you do not find such, two rak'as in the forenoon will suffice you.”Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Anas reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone prays twelve rak'as in the forenoon God will build for him a castle of gold in paradise.”Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, but Tirmidhi said,“This is a gharib tradition which I know only by this line of transmission.”

Mu'adh b. Anas al-Juhani reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone sits in his place of prayer when he finishes the Morning Prayer till he prays the two rak'as of the forenoon, saying nothing but what is good, his sins will be forgiven him even if they are more than the foam of the sea.”Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone perseveres in praying the two rak'as of the forenoon, his sins will be forgiven him, even if they are like the foam of the sea.”Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘A’isha used to pray eight rak'as in the forenoon, then say,“If my parents were brought back to life for me I would not give up praying them.”Malik transmitted it.

Abu Sa'id said:God’s Messenger used to pray in the forenoon so often that we felt he would never stop doing so; then he would leave off doing so for so long that we felt he would never resume prayer at that time. Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Muwarriq al-Ijli said:I asked Ibn ‘Umar whether he prayed in the forenoon and he said he did not. I asked whether ‘Umar did and he said he did not. I asked whether Abu Bakr did and he said he did not. I asked whether the Prophet did and he said,“I don’t think so.”Bukhari transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported that God's Messenger said to Bilal at the dawn prayer,“Tell me, Bilal, of the action you have done since becoming a Muslim which is most calculated to cause hope in you, for I heard the sound of your sandals in front of me in paradise.”He replied,“I have done no action more calculated, in my opinion to cause hope than that I have never performed ablution at any hour of the night or day without immediately praying what was ordained for me to pray.”(Bukhari and Muslim.)

Jabir said:God’s Messenger used to teach us how to ask God’s guidance about matters just as he used to teach as a sura of the Qur’an, saying: When any of you intends to do something he should pray two rak'as which are not compulsory, then say,“O God, I ask Thy guidance by Thy knowledge, I ask Thee for power by Thy power, and I ask Thee out of Thy great abundance, for Thou hast power and I have none, Thou knowest and I did not, and Thou art the One who is aware of the unseen. O God, if Thou knowest that this matter is good for me regarding my religion, my livelihood, and my future wellbeing (or he said,“my affairs in this world and the next”), ordain it for me and make it easy for me, then bless me in it. But if Thou knowest that this matter is bad for me regarding my religion, my livelihood, and my future wellbeing (or he said,“my affairs in this world and the next”), turn it away from me, turn me away from it, ordain good for me wherever it is, then make me pleased with it.”He said that he should name what he required. Bukhari transmitted it.