Various Nawaafil prayers throughout the day

by Asma bint Shameem

Here are some of the nawaafil we can offer throughout the day:

🌷Tahajjud

Of the nawaafil, the Prophet ﷺ would pay special attention to the tahajjud prayer.

🍃The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"The BEST prayer after the obligatory prayer is prayer at night (qiyaam al-Layl)." (Muslim)

🍃And he said:

"You should pray qiyaam al-layl, for it is the custom of the righteous who came before you and it brings you closer to your Lord, and expiates sins and prevents misdeeds."

(al-Tirmidhi --hasan by al-Albaani

🌷Tahiyyatul Masjid

Whrn the Prophet ﷺ would go to the masjid for the five daily prayers, he would pray tahiyyatul masjid.

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"When one of you enters the masjid, let him not sit down until he has prayed two rak'ahs." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌷Tahiyyatul wudhu:

🍃 The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said to Bilal radhi Allaahu anhu:

"Tell me about the most hopeful act (i.e one which you deem the most rewarding with Allaah) you have done since your acceptance of Islam because I heard the sound of the steps of your shoes in front of me in paradise."

🍃 Bilal Radhi Allaahu anhu said :

"I do not consider any act more hopeful than that whenever I make wudhu at any time of night or day, I offer salaah for as long as was destined for me to offer."

(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌷Salaat ad-Duhaa:

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam would pray Duhaa himself and encouraged us to do so as well.

In fact, some of the early scholars called Salaat ad-Duhaa, 'the tahajjud of the lazy'.

(meaning those who can't wake up at night should at least do this prayer).

🍃 Abu Hurairah radhi Allaahu anhu said:

"My beloved Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam advised me to do three things, which I will not forsake so long as I live: to fast three days of each month, to pray Duhaa, and not to sleep until I pray Witr."

(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌷 Salaat al-Ishraaq:

This prayer is a kind of Salaat ad-Duhaa prayed at its EARLY time, about 15-20 minutes after sunrise.

🍃 About this prayer, the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allaah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, will have a reward like that of Hajj and 'Umrah, complete, complete, complete."

(at-Tirmidhi -- hasan by al-Albaani)

🍃 Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:

"The Sunnah of Ishraaq is (the same as) the Sunnah of Duhaa, but if it is done early, from the time when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, then it is Ishraaq prayer;

if it is done at the end of its time or in the middle of its time, then it is Duhaa prayer.

But it is (all) Duhaa prayer, because the scholars said that the time of Duhaa prayer lasts from when the sun has risen to the height of a spear until just before the zenith."

(Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 141/24)

🌷 Salaat al-Awwaabeen:

This is also a kind of Duhaa prayer done at its LATER time.

🍃 Zayd ibn Arqam radhi Allaahu anhu said:

'The Messenger of Allaah

Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam went out to the people of Qubaa' and found them praying (Duhaa).

He said: "Salaat al-Awwaabeen is when the young camels lift up their feet (because of the heat of the sand)."' (Muslim)

🌷 Unspecified nawaafil:

You can read as many unspecified nawaafil as you want at all times except the prohibited times which are between Salat al-Asr to sunset and from Salat al-Fajr up until 15-20 minutes after sunrise.

So for example, you can pray unspecified and unlimited number of nawaafil between maghrib and Ishaa.

That was the practice of the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam and the Sahaabah.

🍃Hudhayfah radhi Allaahu anhu said:

"I came to the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam

and prayed Maghrib with him.

When he had finished the prayer, he stood and prayed, and he kept praying until he prayed 'Isha'. (Ahmad --saheeh by al-Albaani)

Or you can pray these unspecified nawaafil after salat al-Dhuhr up until Asr, etc.

And Allaah knows best.