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[Machine] Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The voluntary prayer (Nāfila) was exclusively observed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." [Surah Al-Isra' 79]  

أحمد:٢٢٢١٠حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شِمْرِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ {نَافِلَةً لَكَ} [الإسراء 79] قَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النَّافِلَةُ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ