“When he performed ablution theProphet (ﷺ) would pray two (short) Rak’ah and then go out for theprayer.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to performtwoRak’ah at the time of the Iqamah.”

“Say: ‘O you disbelievers!”[Al-Kafirun (109)] and “Say: Allah is One.” [Al-Ikhlas (112)]

“I watched the Prophet (ﷺ) foramonth, and in the two Rak’ah before Fajr he used to recite: “Say:Oyou disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and “Say: Allah is One.”[Al-Ikhlas (112)]

“Once the Iqamah has been called, there should be no prayer buttheobligatory one.”Another chain with similar wording.

“Which of your two prayers did you intend to becounted (i.e., accepted)?”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a manpraying two Rak’ah after the Subh prayer and said, ‘Is the Subhprayerto be offered twice?’ The man said to him: ‘I did not praythe twoRak’ah before it, so I prayed them (now).’ The Messengerof Allah(ﷺ) remained silent.”

“If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)missed the four Rak’ah before the Zuhr, he would perform them afterthe two Rak’ah which come after the Zuhr.”

“Mu’awiyah sent wordto Umm Salamah, and I went with his envoy who put the question to UmmSalamah. She said: ‘While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasperformingablution for the Zuhr in my house and he had sent a Sa’i,*theMuhajirun gathered around him in large numbers, and he was busydealing with them. When a knock on the door came, he went out andperformed the Zuhr, then he sat and distributed what had been broughtto him.’ She said: ‘He continued doing that until the ‘Asr.Then hecame into my house and performed two Rak’ah. Then he said:“The matterof the Sa’i kept me from praying them after Zuhr, soI prayed themafter ‘Asr.”

“We asked ‘Aliabout the voluntary (prayer) of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during theday. He said: ‘You will not be able.’ We said: ‘Inform us ofit, we will do what we can of it?’ So he said: ‘When he prayedthe Fajr he would delay praying any more. When the sun appeared overthere (west) – like it appears here, meaning in the direction ofthe east, about the amount for the ‘Asr prayer from there, meaningin the direction of the west, meaning before the Maghrib – he wouldstand and perform two Rak’ah* then he would delay praying until thesun appeared over there (west), meaning in the direction of the east,about the amount of the Zuhr prayer from there, then he would standand perform four. And, four before the Zuhr when the sun passed thezenith, and two Rak’ah after it, and, four before the ‘Asr,separating between every two Rak’ah with Taslim** upon the angelsthat are close (to Allah), the Prophets, and those who follow themamong the Muslims and the believers.’”'Ali said: "That is sixteen Rak'ah of voluntary prayer which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) performed during the day. And there are very few who offer them regularly."Waki` said: “My father added: Habib bin Abu Thabit said: ‘O Abu Ishaq, this mosque filled with gold would not be dearer to me than this Hadith of yours.’”* Meaning, when the sun was low above the eastern horizon. That is the time of the Duha.** Meaning the Tashah-hud.

“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:‘Whoevertakes a bath on Friday, and bathes completely, and goesearly,arriving early,* and walks and does not ride (to the mosque),andsits close to the Imam and listens to him, and does not engage inidle talk; for every step he takes he will have the reward of oneyear, the reward of a year’s fasting and praying (at night).”

“When Friday comes, angels stand at every door of the mosque andrecord the names of the people who come, in order of arrival. WhentheImam comes out, they close their records and listen to thesermon. Thefirst one who comes to the prayer is like one whosacrifices a camel;the one who comes after him is like one whosacrifices a cow; the onewho comes after him is like one whosacrifices a ram,” (and so on)until he made mention of a hen andan egg. Sahl added in his Hadith:“And whoever comes after thatcomes only to do his duty with regard tothe prayer.”

It wasnarrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)described the likeness of Friday, saying that those who comeearliestare like the one who sacrifices a camel, then like one whosacrificesa cow, then like one who sacrifices a sheep, until he mademention ofa chicken.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘This day is an ‘Eid (festival) which Allah has ordainedfor theMuslims. Whoever comes to Friday (prayer), let him take abath and ifhe has perfume then let him put some on. And upon you (Iurge to use)is the tooth stick.”

‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sa’d bin ‘Ammar bin Sa’d narrated that hisfathertold him, from his father, from his grandfather, that when theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a speech on the battlefield hewould do so leaning on a bow, and when he delivered a sermon onFriday, he would do so leaning on his staff.

“Whoevercatches one Rak’ah of Friday, let him add another Rak’ah toit.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used toperformfour Rak’ah before Friday (prayer), and he did not separateany ofthem.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘If you pray after Friday, then pray four (Rak’ah).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade Ihtiba’ (sitting with one's thighs gathered up against the stomach while wrapping one's arm or garment around them) onFridays, meaning, when the Imam is delivering the sermon.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the dawn illuminated, theProphet(ﷺ) would pray two Rak’ah.