The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار

Chapter 65: When should a person who slept and missed reciting his nightly portion of Qur'an make it up

It was narrated from Abdur-Rahman bin Abdul-Qari that Umar bin Al-Khattab said

"Whoever misses his nightly portion and recites it from the time when the sun passes its zenith until Zuhr prayer, then he did not miss it, or it is as if he caught up with it."

It was narrated that Humaid bin Abdur-Rahman said

"Whoever misses his Wird at night, let him recite it during prayer before Zuhr, and that will be equivalent to night prayers."

Chapter 66: The reward of one who prays twelve rak'ahs apart from the prescribed prayers during the day and night

It was narrated that Aishah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever persists in praying twelve rak'ahs each day and night will enter Paradise: Four before Zuhr and two after, two rak'ahs after Maghrib, two rak'ahs after Isha' and two rak'ahs before Fajr.'"

Chapter 67: The differences in the reports from Ismail bin Abi Khalid

It was narrated from Umm Habibah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs during the day and night, a house will be built for him in Paradise."

It was narrated that Umm Habibah said

"Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs during the night and day apart from the prescribed prayers, a house will be built for him in Paradise."

It was narrated that Umm Habibah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs in a day apart from the obligatory prayers, Allah (SWT) will build for him, or there will be built for him, a house in Paradise.'"

It was narrated that 'Anbasah bin Abi Sufyan said

"My sister Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), told me that her beloved Abu Al-Qasim (ﷺ) told her: 'There is no believing slave who prays four rak'ahs after Zuhr whose face will ever be touched by the Fire, if Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, wills.'"

It was narrated from Umm Habibah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Zuhr and four after, the Fire will not touch him."

Chapter 60: The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and mentioning the differences reported from Nafi'

It was narrated that Abdullah said

"My sister Hafsah told me that he used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs of Fajr when he heard the Adhan and he made them brief."

Chapter 66: The reward of one who prays twelve rak'ahs apart from the prescribed prayers during the day and night

It was narrated that 'Ata said

"I was told that Umm Habibah bin Abi Sufyan said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs during the day and night, apart from the prescribed prayers, Allah (SWT) will build for him a house in Paradise.'"

It was narrated from 'Ata from Anbasah bin Abi Sufyan, that Umm Habibah said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs a day, Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime, will build for him a house in Paradise.'"

It was narrated that Umm Habibah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs, Allah (SWT) will build for him a house in paradise: four before Zuhr and two after, two before Asr, two after Maghrib, and two before Subh.'"

It was narrated that Umm Habibah said

"Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs during the night and day other than the prescribed prayers, a house will be built for him in Paradise: four before Zuhr and two rak'ahs afterward, two before Asr, two after Maghrib and two before Fajr."

Chapter 67: The differences in the reports from Ismail bin Abi Khalid

It was narrated from Umm Habibah that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs a day and night, Allah (SWT) will build for him a house in Paradise."

It was narrated that Hassan bin 'Atiyyah said

"When 'Anbasah was dying, he started to groan in pain. The people spoke to him and he said: 'I heard Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) narrating that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Zuhr and four after, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will forbid his flesh for the Fire. And I never stopped praying them from the time I heard that.'"

Chapter 60: The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and mentioning the differences reported from Nafi'

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that Hafsah told him

"When he was called to Subh prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would do two prostrations before Subh prayer."

It was narrated from Ibn Umar, from Hafsah, that

When the call to Subh prayer was given, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak'ahs before going to pray.

Ibn Umar said

"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr, and that was after dawn had broken."

It was narrated from Salim that his father said

"Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two rak'ahs."