In Islam there are several sunnat prajers.
1. Wudhu' (Ablution
Prayer).
Wudhu'
prayer is performed after ablution.
Abu
Hurairah r.a. narrated: Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said to Bilal:"Bilal!
Tell me what good deed you did In Islam because I heard the sound of your sandals
in front of Paradise." Bilal answered: "the only good deed that I
really expect in Islam after ablution, day or night, I offer salat (prayer) as
many rak'ats as I can. (Bukhari, Muslim).
Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) heard the sound of Bilal's sandals in front of Paradise at
Mi'raj event when he was brought to Paradise. This means that offering ablution
prayer is of great reward.
2. Tahiyyatul Masjid
Prayer.
Tahiyatul
masjid prayer is offered when a Muslim enters a mosque to honor the house of
Allah (before he sits down).
Abu
Qatadah r.a. narrated:" Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said: "If one of you
enters a mosque, don't sit down until you offer prayer for 2
rak'ats."(Bukhari, Muslim).
(PBUH) who was in the mosque, he said to me."
Pray 2 rak'ats!." (Bukhari, Muslim).
The
above hadiths show that a muslim is not allowed to sit down in a mosqye before
he offers 2 rak'ats tahiyatul masjid prayer.
3. Dhuha Prayer.
Dhuha
prayer is peformed when the sun is above hori zon.
Abu
Hurairah r.a. narrated:" My love Allah's Messenger (PBUH) told me to fast
tree days a month, offer 2 rak'ats dhuha prayer, and offer with prayer before going to bed." (Bukhari, Muslim).
Aisyah
r.a. said:" Allah's Messenger (PBUH) offered 4 rak'ats dhuha prayer, and
sometimes more than that."(Muslim).
According
to Ummi Hani binti Abi Thalib, Allah's Messenger offered 8 rak'ats Dhuha
prayer.
Zaid
bin Arqom r.a. reported:" Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:" Dhuha
prayer is a prayer of someone who returns to Allah when many people forget him and
busy working." (Muslim)
Following
Allah's Messenger's way Muslims are encouraged to offer dhuha prayer according
to their capacity.
4. Tahajjud Prayer.
Tahajjud
prayer is offered when someone wakes up at night. It is also called
"midnight prayer" because it is offered at midnight. The Quranic
verse explains:
And
pray at midnight as additional prayer for you so that Lord will raise you to a
place of Glory." (al-Isra: 79).
Abu
Hurairah r.a. narrated : "Allah's Messenger said: "The most important
fasting after Ramadhan is the fasting of Muharram, and the most important prayer
after the fard prayer is the sunat prayer in the midnight (tahajjud)."
(Muslim).
Abdullah
bin Salam narrated:" Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:" O people, spread
salam, give food to the poor and offer midnight prayer while others are sleeping
in order that you can enter Paradise safely" (Attarmizi).
The
above quranic verse and hadiths emphasize the importance of offering tahajjud
prayer at midnight.
5. Witr Prayer.
Witr prayer is much emphasizd by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He did not leave this
prayer although he is on journey. In Arabic witr means "one". In a
hadith Allah's Messenger (PBUH) says:
Allah
is one, so He likes number one." (Muslim).
Another
meaning of witr is "odd".
The actual witr prayer is one rak'at although a person can offer 3,
5, 7 or 9 rak'at. All these numbers are approved by the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH). Witr prayer can be offered after the Isya prayer up to the break of
dawn. A person who thinks he could not wake up to pray witr at the end part of
the night, can offer witr immediately after Isha or before he goes to bed. But,
if a person thinks he can wake up and pray at night, he should pray witr after
the end of tahajjud prayer.
All the above prayers are offered according to the time and
capacity of the believer. The believer is granted a reward for praying them and
no sin for leaving them. Allah's Messenger encouraged Muslims to offer extra
prayers to help make up for any minor omissions or other defects in the obligatory
prayers.
Muslims can also offer extra prayer between azan and iqamah as can
be seen in the following hadith
Abdullah
ibn Mughoffal narrated: "Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:" Between azan
and iqama there is an extra prayer." (Bukhari, Muslim).
6. Eid Prayer.
Eid
prayer should be offered outdoor in the open area, in a park, a field, or a
desert.
If it is wet or not possible to find a suitable outdoor place,
Eid prayer can be done in a mosque or large hall. (Abu Dawud)
Eid
prayer is of 2 rak'ats and should be offered when the sun is above horizon.
There is no azan and iqamah for eid prayer, and there is no prayer before and
after it. In Eid prayer there are 7 takbirs in the first rak'at (after the
first takbir) and 5 takbirs in the second rak'at in which the hands are raised
as in takbir tahrimah. Eid prayer is conducted before Khutbah.
Eid-el-Fitr
is celebrated when the fasting of Ramadhan ends, and Eid-el-Adha is celebrated
on the tenth of Zulhijjah. Eid-el-Adha is also called Eid-el Qurban (sacrifice)
on which day the Prophet Abraham sacrificed his son Ishmael.
Pef
orming 2 rak'ats of Eid-el-Fitr and Eid-el-Adha was commanded by Allah to the
Holy Prophet on the second year of Hijrah.
7. Tarawih Prayer.
Tarawih
prayer is a sunnat prayer that is especially offered during Ramadhan nights.
In some places the tarawih prayer is offered 11 rak'ats and in some others 21
rak'ats including witr. If Muslims offer 11 rak'ats it cinsists of 8 rak'ats of
tarawih with two salutations (salam) and 3 rak'ats witr. If Muslims practice 21
rak'ats it consists of 20 rak'ats of tarawih (ten times 2 rak'ats) plus one
rak'at witr. Eid parayer and tarawih prayer are annual extra prayers. They are
only offered once a year.
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glory
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