What are hadiths about the supererogatory ritual prayers? Examples of hadiths about the supererogatory ritual prayers…
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “The first thing for which a person will be brought to account (on the Day of Judgement) will be the ritual prayer (Ṣalāt). If it is complete (all well and good). Otherwise Allah will say, ‘Look and see if my servant did any voluntary ritual prayer.’ If he is found to have done voluntary ritual prayers, He says ‘complete his obligatory ritual prayers by them.’” (al-Nasaʾi, al-Salat, 9)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Allah said, ‘I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My servant comes nearer to Me is what I have prescribed upon him; and My servant keeps on coming closer to Me through performing supererogatory (nawāfil) acts of worship (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing by which he hears, and his sense of sight by which he sees, and his hand by which he grips, and his leg by which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection, I will protect him…” (al-Bukhari, al-Riqaq, 38)
ʿAbd Allah b. Shaqiq (ra) said, “I asked ʿAʾisha about the Messenger of Allah (saw)’s voluntary prayers, and she replied, ‘Before the afternoon ritual prayer, he used to pray (a supererogatory ritual prayer with) four rakʿas in my house; then would go out and lead the people in ritual prayer; then come in and perform (a supererogatory ritual prayer with) two rakʿas. He would then lead the people in the sunset prayer; then come in and perform a supererogatory ritual prayer with two rakʿas. Then he would lead the people in the ‘isha’ prayer, and enter my house and perform (a supererogatory ritual prayer with) two rakʿas. He would perform nine rakʿas of ritual prayer during the night, including Witr…” (Muslim, al-Musafirin 105; Abu Da’ud, al-Tatawwuʿ, 1)
According to Abu Saʿid and Abu Hurayra (ra) the Prophet (saw) said, “If a man awakens his wife at night, and then both pray or both offer two rakʿas of ritual prayer together, their names will be recorded among those who remember Allah very often.” (Abu Da’ud, al-Tatawwuʿ, 18)
Abu Salama b. ʿAbd al-Rahman related that he asked ʿAʾisha (ra) “How was the ritual prayer of Allah’s Messenger (saw) during Ramadan? ” She replied, “He did not pray more than eleven rakʿas in Ramadan or in any other month. At first, he used to pray four rakʿas—let alone their beauty and length—and then he would pray four more rakʿas—let alone their beauty and length—and then he would pray three rakʿas (Witr)….” (al-Bukhari, Salah al-tarawih, 1; Muslim, al-Musafirin 125)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
Hadiths About The Funeral Ritual Prayer
