Intentions of Nawafil Prayers

I heard the Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) saying: " Allah, the Exalted, says: Son of Adam, do not be helpless in performing four rak'ahs for Me at the beginning of the day: I will supply what you need till the end of it."

The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: " Whoever prays the morning prayer in congregation and then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises and then prays two units of prayer will have the reward of a complete Hajj and Umrah "

The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "Every morning charity is due from every joint bone of the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's Glorification (i.e., Subhan-Allah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of praise of Him (i.e., Al-hamdu lillah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of profession of Faith (i.e., La ilaha illallah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of His Greatness (i.e., Allahu Akbar) is an act of charity; and enjoining good is an act of charity and forbidding what is disreputable is an act of charity; and two Rak'ah prayer which one offers in the forenoon (Ad- Duha) will suffice for all this."

The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) dispatched a company. They acquired spoils and rushed back to tell people about how close was their battle, how many their spoils, and how quickly they returned. The Prophet said, “Shall I not tell you what is closer than a battle, more plentiful than spoils, and a swifter return? One who performs ablution then goes to the mosque in the morning to glorify Allah in the forenoon. It is a closer battle, more plentiful spoils, and a swifter return.”

The prayer of the penitent should be observed when the young weaned camels feel heat of the sun.

After the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had gone to Medina I went there, and I visited him and said, “Tell me about the prayer.” He replied, “Observe the Morning Prayer, then stop praying when the sun is rising till it is fully up, for when it rises it comes up between the horns of the devil, and the infidels prostrate themselves to it at that time. Then pray, for the prayer is witnessed and angels are attendant at it, till the shadow becomes about the breadth of a lance;

‘‘My friend, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, instructed me to observe three practices: to fast three days every month, to pray two rak'as in the forenoon, and to observe a witr before going to sleep.” *i.e. the Prophet.

The Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "May Allah have mercy on a man who performs four Rak'ah before the 'Asr prayer."

“If anyone keeps on praying four rak'as before and four after the noon prayer, Allah will forbid that he be sent to hell.”

" Four units of prayer offered before the Zuhr prayer equal the Sahar prayer "

The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) used to perform four Rak'ah prayer after the declining of the sun before Zuhr prayer and would say, "This is an hour at which the gates of heaven are opened, and I like that my good deeds should rise to heaven at that time."

The Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The two Rak'ah before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this world and all it contains."

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) say: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs a day, Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime, will build for him a house in Paradise.'"

that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) passed by a grave of a recently buried man and said: " two light voluntary Rak`ahs which you belittle are dearer to this man – to be added to his balance of good deeds- than the worldly pleasures "

"He who spends a pair in the way of Allah will be called from the gates of Jannah: 'O slave of Allah! This gate is better for you' and one who is constant in Salat (prayer), will be called from the Gate of Salat; and whoever is eager in fighting in the Cause of Allah, will be called from the Gate of Jihad; and who is regular in observing Saum will be called from Ar-Raiyan Gate. The one who is generous in charity will be called from the Gate of Charity." Abu Bakr ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said: "O Messenger of Allah! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Those who are called from these gates will stand in need of nothing. Will anybody be called from all of those gates?" He replied, "Yes, and I hope that you will be one of them."

, "Allah the Exalted has said: 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (prayer or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him. When I love him I become his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks (something) from Me, I give him, and if he asks My Protection (refuge), I protect him".

"The first thing for which a person will be brought to account will be his Salah. If it is complete (all well and good), otherwise Allah will say: 'Look and see if My slave did any voluntary prayer.' If he is found to have done voluntary prayers, his obligatory prayers will be completed therewith."