The Reward of Voluntary Prayers During the Time of Heedlessness

تَنَفَّلُوا فِي سَاعَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ وَ لَوْ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا تُورِثَانِ دَارَ الْكَرَامَةِ

وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «دَارَ اَلسَّلاَمِ.

Hadith.1560 - In another narration: "The Abode of Peace."

مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الضُّحَى قَطُّ[3].

Hadith.1561 - Bukayr ibn A'yan narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) never prayed the Duha prayer."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الضُّحَى فَقَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ صَلَّاهَا قَوْمُكَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ فَيُصَلُّونَهَا وَ لَمْ يُصَلِّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّيهَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ فَقَالَ أَدَعُهَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- فَقَالَ ع أَكُونُ أَنْهَى‌ عَبْداً إِذا صَلَّى‌[1].

"I asked him about the Duha prayer” Imam (as) said: ‘The first people to perform it were your people, for they were among the heedless, so they performed it. The Messenger of Allah (sw) did not perform it.' He also said: 'Imam Ali (as) passed by a man who was performing it, and Imam Ali (as) said: ‘What is this prayer?

مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الضُّحَى قَطُّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ لَمْ تُخْبِرْنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ ع يُصَلِّي فِي صَدْرِ النَّهَارِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَالَ بَلَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْعَلُهَا مِنَ الثَّمَانِ الَّتِي بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ.

Hadith.1563 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) never prayed the Duha prayer." So I (Zurarah) said to him, "Did you not inform me that He (sw) used to pray four rak'ahs in the forenoon?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, but he used to count it among the eight r

ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا الْوَتْرُ وَ رَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي وَ لَوْ كَانَ فَضْلًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَعْمَلَ بِهِ وَ أَحَقَ‌[2].

Hadith.1564 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the prayer during the month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: "Thirteen rak'ahs, including the Witr prayer and two rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer. This is how the Messenger of Allah (sw) used to pray, and if there was any greater virtue in add

وَ سَأَلَهُ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَعَاهُ رَجُلٌ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَهَا فَأَجَابَهُ‌

Hadith.1565 - Uqbah ibn Khalid asked Him (Imam Abu Abdullah (as)) about a man who was praying and another man called out to him, causing him to become distracted and respond to the person's request. What should he do? Imam (as) said: "He should continue with his prayer."

يَنْبَغِي تَخْفِيفُ الصَّلَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ السَّهْوِ[2].

Hadith.1566 - Imran Al-Halabi narrated from Imam (as) that He said: "It is recommended to lighten (shorten) the prayer because of forgetfulness."

يَجُوزُ صَدَقَةُ الْغُلَامِ وَ عِتْقُهُ وَ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ إِذَا كَانَ لَهُ عَشْرُ سِنِينَ‌[3].

Hadith.1567 - Sama’a bin Mehran narrated from Imam (as) that He said: "The charity given by a boy, his emancipation (freeing a slave), and leading people in prayer are permissible if he is ten years old."

إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ مَعَهُمْ غُفِرَ لَكَ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ[1]

إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَصَلِّ فِي نَعْلَيْكَ إِذَا كَانَتْ طَاهِرَةً فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ[2].

Hadith.1569 - It is narrated from Him (Imam Al-Sadiq (as)) through Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdillah that Imam (as) said: "If you pray, then pray in your sandals (shoes) if they are clean, for that is from the Sunnah."

إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فِي السَّفَرِ شَيْئاً مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا فَلَا يَضُرُّكَ‌[3].

Hadith.1570 - It is narrated by Al-Halabi from Him (Imam Al-Sadiq (as)) that He said: "If you pray any of the prayers during travel outside of its (regular) time, it will not harm you."

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَابْتَدَأَنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا لَقِيتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ الْمَفْرُوضَاتِ لَمْ يَسْأَلْكَ عَمَّا سِوَى ذَلِكَ‌[4].

Hadith.1571 - It is narrated from Aidh al-Ahmasi that He said: "I entered upon Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) while I intended to ask him about prayer. Without me asking, he began (by saying): 'If you meet Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, with the five obligatory prayers, He will not ask you about anything

الْمُؤْمِنُ مُعَقِّبٌ مَا دَامَ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ[5]

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَلنَّوَافِلِ مَا لاَ يَدْرِي مَا هُوَ مِنْ كَثْرَتِهَا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ «فَلْيُصَلِّ حَتَّى لاَ يَدْرِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى مِنْ كَثْرَتِهَا فَيَكُونَ قَدْ قَضَى بِقَدْرِ مَا عَلِمَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، » ثُمَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى اَلْقَضَاءِ فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ شُغُلُهُ فِي طَلَبِ مَعِيشَةٍ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهَا أَوْ حَاجَةٍ لِأَخٍ مُؤْمِنٍ فَ

Hadith.1573 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: I asked him about a person who has so many missed (Qadha) prayers that he cannot count them, what should he do? Imam (as) said: "Let him pray until he no longer knows how many he has prayed due to their abundance, and he would ha