"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs in a day apart from the obligatory prayers, Allah (SWT) will build for him, or there will be built for him, a house in Paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1808)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً غَيْرَ الْفَرِيضَةِ إِلَّا بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Twelve rak'ahs, whoever prays them Allah will build for him a house in Paradise: four rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs after Zuhr, two rak'ahs before Asr, two rak'ahs after Maghrib and two rak'ahs before Subh prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1801)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَلَّى ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ * وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: May Allah show mercy to a man who prays four rak'ahs before the afternoon prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1271)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً صَلَّى قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا»  

[Machine] "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he used to pray two units before Dhuhr, two units after it, two units after Maghrib, and two units after the final Isha prayer."  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ»  

[Machine] "He used to pray two quick units of prayer when the caller to the morning prayer (Fajr) would make the call, and it was a time when no one would disturb him."  

«أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ حِينَ يُنَادِي الْمُنَادِي لِصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَكَانَتْ سَاعَةٌ لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no obligatory prayer except that there are two voluntary units of prayer before it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ صَلَاةٍ مَفْرُوضَةٍ إِلَّا وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا رَكْعَتَانِ»  

'A'isha reported that the Apostle ﷺ was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak'ahs as in case of the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Muslim 724f)  

«أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ»  

[Machine] "I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rush towards any voluntary act of worship faster than he did towards the two Rak'ahs before Fajr prayer, nor towards any booty that he could take advantage of."  

«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُسْرِعُ إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَسْرَعَ مِنْهُ إِلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ وَلَا إِلَى غَنِيمَةٍ يَغْتَنِمُهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The two units of prayer before Fajr (dawn) prayer are more beloved to me than the whole world and everything in it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الرَّكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

“I watched the Prophet ﷺ for a month, and in the two Rak’ah before Fajr he used to recite: “Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and “Say: Allah is One.” [Al- Ikhlas (112)] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1149)  

«رَمَقْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ شَهْرًا فَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ بِقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ»  

[Machine] A man stood and performed two units of the dawn prayer. In the first unit, he recited "Say, 'O disbelievers.'" When he finished the chapter, the Prophet ﷺ said, "This is a servant who knows his Lord." Then, in the second unit, he recited "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'" When he finished the chapter, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is a servant who believes in his Lord." Talhah said, "I prefer to recite these two chapters in these two units of prayer."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ السُّورَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَذَا عَبْدٌ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ» وَقَرَأَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ السُّورَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَذَا عَبْدٌ آمَنَ بِرَبِّهِ» فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ «فَأَنَا أَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ بِهَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two Rak’ah before Fajr, and he used to say: ‘The best two Surah to recite in the two Rak’ah of Fajr are: “Say: Allah is One” [Al-Ikhlas (112)] and “Say: O you disbelievers.” [Al-Kafirun (109)] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1150)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «نِعْمَ السُّورَتَانِ هُمَا تُقْرَآنِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ»  

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the dawn illuminated, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak’ah. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1143)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak'ahs before the dawn prayer than about observing any of the other supererogatory prayers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1254)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ used to decrease the two units of the Fajr Salah."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُخَفِّفُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allahﷺ used to offer the two raka'ahs of Fajr prayer, he would recite them so lightly that I would think he had not recited the opening chapter of the Quran (Al-Fatiha)."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ خَفَّفْهُمَا حَتَّى يَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so much so that I would say: Did he recite Surah al-Fatihah in them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1255)   

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَيُخَفِّفُهُمَا حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَقُولُ هَلْ قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ؟ »  

"When the Muaddhin fell silent after the Adhan for the beginning of Fajr, he would pray two brief rak'ahs, then he would lie down on his right side." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1762)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأَوَّلِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ لِلْإِقَامَةِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If any of you prays two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie at his right side. Marwan ibn al-Hakam said to him: Is it not enough that one of us walks to the mosque until he lies at his right side? According to the version of Ubaydullah, he (AbuHurayrah) replied: No. This statement (of AbuHurayrah) reached Ibn Umar. He said: AbuHurayrah exceed limits on himself. He was asked: Do you look askance at what he says? He replied: No, but he dared and we showed cowardice. This (criticism of Ibn Umar) reached AbuHurayrah. He said: What is my sin if I remembered and they forgot? (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1261)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ مَرْوَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ أَمَا يَجْزِي أَحَدُنَا مَمْشَاهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يَضْطَجِعَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ أَكْثَرَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ هَلْ تُنْكِرُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا يَقُولُ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنَّهُ أَكْثَرَ وَجَبُنَّا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ «مَا ذَنْبِي إِنْ حَفِظْتُ شَيْئًا وَنَسُوا»  

[Machine] The Fajr prayer was established, so I stood up to pray the two Rak'ahs. The Prophet ﷺ took my hand and said, "Do you want to pray Fajr as four Rak'ahs?"  

أُقِيمَتْ صَلَاةُ الصُّبْحِ فَقُمْتُ لِأُصَلِّيَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقَالَ «أَتُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ أَرْبَعًا! »  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺas saying: When the iqamah is pronounced for prayer, no prayer is valid except the obligatory prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1266)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ»  

[Machine] "He prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the morning prayer, but did not perform the two units of the Fajr prayer. After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded his prayer, he also said the final salutations and then stood up to perform the two units of the Fajr prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at him but did not reprimand him for doing so."  

«أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَلَّمَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "Whoever misses the two units of the Fajr prayer, let him pray them when the sun rises."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيُصَلِّيهِمَا إِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : "Two units before Dhuhr prayer, and two units after it, and two units after Maghrib prayer, and two units after Isha prayer."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ»  

"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr, and that was after dawn had broken." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1778)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَمَا يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , she said, "He used to pray four units before noon prayer, two units after sunset prayer, two units after night prayer, and nine units at night." I asked, "Was he standing or sitting?" She said, "He used to pray for a long time both standing and sitting." I asked, "How did he do it while standing? And how did he do it while sitting?" She said, "When he recited while standing, he performed the units while standing, and when he recited while sitting, he performed the units while sitting."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبِاللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ» قُلْتُ قَائِمًا أَوْ قَاعِدًا؟ قَالَتْ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا» قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانَ قَائِمًا؟ وَكَيْفَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانَ قَاعِدًا؟ قَالَتْ «كَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا»  

[Machine] Regarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allahﷺ she said: "He used to pray four units before noon, then he would go out and pray, then he would return and pray two units, then he would go out to the west, then he would return and pray two units, then he would go out to the night, then he would return and pray two units, then he would pray nine units of the night." I said, "Is he sitting or standing during the night?" She said, "He used to pray for a long time while standing." I said, "What if he recited while standing?" She said, "If he recited while standing, he would pray while standing, and if he recited while sitting, he would pray while sitting, then he would pray two units before dawn."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا؟ قَالَتْ «يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا» قُلْتُ فَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا؟ قَالَتْ «إِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

Nafi' said: Ibn Umar used to lengthen his prayer before the Friday prayer and would offer two rak'ahs after it in his house. He used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would do that. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1128)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ»  

When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer (two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation), he should observe four (rak'ahs) afterwards. (Using translation from Muslim 881a)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When any one of you prays Jumu'ah let him pray four (rak'ahs) after that.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1426)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْجُمُعَةَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا»  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "If you pray after Jumu'ah (Friday prayer), then pray four (rak'ahs)."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَصَلِّ أَرْبَعًا»  

Salim narrated on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe two rak'ahs after Jumu'a. (Using translation from Muslim 882c)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَيُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever among you is to pray after the Friday prayer, then let him pray four." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 523)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُصَلِّيًا بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعًا»  

Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever among you is to pray after the Friday prayer, then let him pray four." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 523)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُصَلِّيًا بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعًا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Prayer by night and day should consist of pairs of rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1295)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Prayer by night and day should consist of pairs of rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1295)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came with the Bani Amr ibn Awf on Wednesday and said, "If only you would stay until you hear what I have to say when you come for your festival." They replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, we heard from our fathers and mothers." So when Friday came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led them in the Friday prayer. Then he prayed two units of prayer after the Friday prayer in the mosque. Before that day, he did not pray two units of prayer in the mosque after the Friday prayer. He used to go to his house.  

أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ فَقَالَ «لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا جِئْتُمْ عِيدَكُمْ هَذَا مَكَثْتُمْ حَتَّى تَسْمَعُوا مِنْ قَوْلِي» قَالُوا نَعَمْ بِآبَائِنَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوا الْجُمُعَةَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْجُمُعَةَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَلَمْ يُرَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَكَانَ يَنْصَرِفُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever among you prays after Friday prayer, let him pray four rak'ahs. If he is busy, then two rak'ahs in the mosque and two rak'ahs at home."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُصَلِّيًا بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعًا فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ شُغْلٌ فَرَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْبَيْتِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to pray four (rak'ahs) after Jumu'ah (Friday prayer)."  

«أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَرْبَعًا»  

[Machine] The translation of the provided Arabic sentence into English is: "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units (raka'atayn) after Maghrib prayer and two units (raka'atayn) after Friday prayer, except in his house."  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا يُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَّا فِي بَيْتِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no obligatory prayer except that there are two units of prayer before it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ صَلَاةٍ مَفْرُوضَةٍ إِلَّا وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا رَكْعَتَانِ»  

"When the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would get up and rush to the pillars (in the Masjid) and pray until the Prophet ﷺ came out and they were like that. They would pray before Maghrib and there was nothing between the Adhan and Iqamah." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 682)   

«كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ يُصَلُّونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ شَيْءٌ»  

When any one of you observes prayer in the mosque he should reserve a part of his prayer for his house, for Allah would make the prayer as a means of betterment in his house. (Using translation from Muslim 778)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَضَى أَحَدُكُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ فَلْيَجْعَلْ لِبَيْتِهِ نَصِيبًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَاعِلٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ خَيْرًا»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took a room made of bricks during Ramadan and prayed in it during the nights. Some of his companions prayed with him. When he came to know about them, he made a gesture to sit and said, "I have come to know about what I saw from your actions. O people, pray in your houses, for the best prayer of a person is in his house except for the obligatory prayers."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اتَّخَذَ حُجْرَةً مِنْ حُصُرٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَصَلَّى فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ فَصَلَّى بِصَلَاتِهِ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ بِهِمْ جَعَلَ يَقْعُدُ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «قَدْ عَرَفْتُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْ صَنِيعِكُمْ فَصَلُّوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and saw a rope stretched between two pillars. He asked, "What is this?" They said, "It is for Zainab, she prays and when she feels tired or wants to rest, she holds onto it." He said, "Remove it." Then he said, "Let one of you pray as long as his energy lasts, and if he feels tired or wants to rest, let him sit down."  

دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسْجِدَ وَحَبَلٌ مَمْدُودٌ بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا؟ » قَالُوا لِزَيْنَبَ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا كَسِلَتْ أَوْ فَتَرَتْ أَمْسَكَتْ بِهِ قَالَ «حُلُّوهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «لِيُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَشَاطَهُ فَإِذَا كَسِلَ أَوْ فَتَرَ فَلْيَقْعُدْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered the mosque and saw a rope stretched between two pillars, so he asked "What is this?". They said, "It is for so-and-so woman who prays, and when she gets tired, she holds on to it." The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said, "Let her make her prayer as long as she is focused and attentive. But if she fears that she might be overwhelmed, then let her shorten it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَى حَبْلًا مَمْدُودًا بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا؟ » قَالُوا فُلَانَةٌ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا أَعْيَتْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لِتُصَلِّ مَا عَقَلَتْ فَإِذَا خَشِيَتْ أَنْ تُغْلَبَ فَلْتَنَمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Prayer by night and day should consist of pairs of rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1295)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى»  

“When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him not sit down until he performs two Rak’ah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1012)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلَا يَجْلِسْ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ owed me a debt; he paid me back and made an addition (of this). I entered the mosque and he (the Holy Prophet) said to me: Observe two rak'ahs of prayer. (Using translation from Muslim 715a)  

كَانَ لِي دَيْنٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَضَانِي وَزَادَنِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ لِي «صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

Abu Qatadah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying; when any one of you enters the mosque, he should pray two RAKAHS before sitting down. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 467)  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُصَلِّ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ»