The Supererogatory Prayers to be performed per Day and Night

1- The arranged Sunnahs* He (PBUH) said: (in no way does a Muslim slave pray to Allah twelve rak’as (units of prayer) per day, except (that) Allah builds a house for him in paradise, or (that) a house is built for him in paradise). Narrated by Muslim.
- These are as follows: four rak’as before Athuhr (noon) prayer and two after it, two rak’as after Al-Maghreb (sunset) prayer, two rak’as after Al-Isha’ (evening) prayer and two rak’as before Al-Fajr (dawn) prayer.
- My beloved brother: don’t you yearn for a house in paradise? Preserve this Prophetic advice and pray twelve rak’as other than the obligatory prayers.


1-Ad-Duha (forenoon) prayer:

it is equal to [360] sadaqas (charitable deeds). Since, man’s body consists of [360] bones, therefore, each bone of them needs a sadaqa daily to be a sort of thanks (to Allah) for this blessing. Instead of all of this, two rak’as in the forenoon are sufficient. Its' two fruits: as reported in the authentic narrations of Muslim, who quoted Abu-Dhar as saying that the Prophet (PBUH) said: (every morning, there becomes a sadaqa for every joint in anyone of you. Every glorification is a sadaqa, commanding beneficence is a sadaqa, forbidding malfeasance is a sadaqa and instead of this, two rak’as performed in the forenoon are sufficient).
Abu-Huraira – may Allah be pleased with him – was quoted as saying: (my fellow (PBUH) enjoined me concerning fasting three days every month, the two rak’as of Ad-Duha and performing Al-Wetr prayer before I go to bed). Agreed upon.

Its time: it starts 15 minutes (quarter of an hour) after sunrise, until quarter of an hour before Athuhr (noon) prayer.
The best time to perform it: when the heat of the sun intensifies.
Its number: its minimum number is two rak’as.
Its maximum (number): eight rak’as and it has been said that there is no limit for its maximum.


2- The Sunnah of Al-Asr (afternoon) prayer:

He (PBUH) said: (may Allah have mercy on this who performs four rak’as before Al-Asr (afternoon) prayer). Narrated by Abu-Dawoud and At-Termithi.


3- The Sunnah of Al-Maghreb (sunset) prayer:
He (PBUH) said: (perform prayer before Al-Maghreb, in the third time he said: for this who wants). Narrated by Al-Bukhari.


4- The Sunnah of Al-Isha’ (evening) prayer:

He (PBUH) said: (between every two athans (calls to prayer) there is a prayer; between every two athans (calls to prayer) there is a prayer, between every two athans (calls to prayer) there is a prayer, in the third he said: for this who wants). Agreed upon.

- An-Nawawi said: the meaning of the two athans: the athan (call to prayer) and Al-Iqamah (the call to start performing prayer).


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* The arranged Sunnahs = the supererogatory prayers performed
with the daily five obligatory prayers and according to their order.