Chapter on the virtue of the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) accompanying the obligatory prayers, and an explanation of their minimum, maximum, and what lies between them.

The reciter: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the virtue of the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) accompanying the obligatory prayers, and an explanation of their minimum, maximum, and what lies between them:
It was narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin, Umm Habib, Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with them both), that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:

A house will be built in Jannah for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak'ah of optional Salat other than the obligatory Salat in a day and a night (to seek the Pleasure of Allah).

ما مِن عبد مسلم يصلي لله تعالى في كل يوم ثنتي عشرة ركعة تطوعًا غير الفريضة، إلا بنى الله له بيتًا في الجنة

Riyad as-Salihin 1097

Or:

or a house will be built for him in Paradise

إلا بُني له بيت في الجنة

Sahih Muslim 728c

Muslim narrated it.
And it was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said:

I performed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) two Rak'ah of optional prayers before Zuhr and two after the Zuhr (noon prayer), and two after the Friday prayer, and two after the Maghrib (evening) prayer, and two after the 'Isha' (night) prayer.

صليتُ مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ركعتين قبل الظهر، وركعتين بعدها، وركعتين بعد الجمعة، وركعتين بعد المغرب، وركعتين بعد العشاء

Riyad as-Salihin 1098

It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And it was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Between each two Adhans [1] there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, for whoever wants to do it.

بين كل أذانين صلاة، بين كل أذانين صلاة، بين كل أذانين صلاة . قال في الثالثة : لمن شاء

Sunan an-Nasa'i 681Sahih (Darussalam)

It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him- in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the virtue of the voluntary prayers and the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) attached to the obligatory prayers":
Know that among the blessings of Allah the Mighty and Majestic is that He prescribed for His servants voluntary prayers in addition to the obligatory ones, so that the obligatory ones are completed by them, because the obligatory ones are not free from deficiency. So Allah prescribed for His servants voluntary prayers to complete the deficiency of the obligatory ones. And were it not that Allah prescribed them, they would have been an innovation. But among the blessings of Allah is that He prescribed these voluntary prayers to complete the deficiency of the obligatory ones.
The voluntary prayers are of multiple types and kinds, among which are the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) attached to the obligatory prayers, and they are twelve rak'ahs: four before the midday prayer, with taslim from every two rak'ahs, and two after it; these are six. And two after the sunset prayer, and two after the night prayer, and two before the dawn prayer; these are twelve rak'ahs. Whoever prays them every day and night, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise, as in the hadith of Umm Habib (may Allah be pleased with her).
It is better to pray these rawatib in the house, not in the position of the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) nor in the position of the imam, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: : Even if you were in Makkah or al-Madinah, it is better to pray these regular voluntary prayers in your house, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to pray them in his house, and he said: .
There are voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones, but they are not like these rawatib. This is what 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And he said in the third instance: , so that people would not take it as a regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib). Accordingly, between every two adhan calls, meaning between the adhan and the iqamah, for the dawn prayer, between the adhan and the iqamah, there is a regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib). For the midday prayer, between the adhan and the iqamah, there is a regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib). For the afternoon prayer, there is no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) before it or after it, but it falls under this hadith: that when the adhan is called for the afternoon prayer, one should pray two rak'ahs before the iqamah. The sunset prayer is likewise; it has no regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib) before it, but it is recommended to pray two rak'ahs after the adhan of the sunset prayer, and a specific report has come regarding this, stating: . The night prayer is likewise; it has no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) before it, but it falls under this hadith to pray two rak'ahs after the adhan and before the iqamah.
If the rawatib that are before the prayer are missed, if they are missed by a person because he arrives and the imam is praying the obligatory prayer, he makes them up afterwards. And if the prayer has a first and a last sunnah, and he missed the first, he starts first with the last, then makes up the first. An example of this: he enters and the imam is praying the midday prayer, and he has not prayed the rawatib of the midday prayer. When the prayer ends, he prays first the two rak'ahs after the prayer, then he makes up the four that were before.
Regarding the Friday prayer, Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: , and it is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ordered that a person should pray four after it, so he said: : So some scholars said: The statement is prioritized, and the rawatib of Friday becomes four. And some scholars said: The statement and the action are combined, so the rawatib of Friday becomes six.
And some scholars said: If you pray the rawatib of Friday in the mosque, it is four, and if you pray it in the house, it is two rak'ahs, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prays it in the house as two rak'ahs and said: , so if he prays in the mosque, it is four, and if he prays in the house, it is two rak'ahs. The matter in this is broad, if Allah wills, but a person should strive to adhere to these regular voluntary prayers (sunnah rawatib) because of the good in them and the completion of the deficiency of the obligatory ones. And Allah knows best.
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