1/1097ــ عَنْ أُمِّ المُؤمِنِينَ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ رَمْلَةَ بِنتِ أبي سُفيانَ رضي الله عنهما قَالت: سَمِعْتُ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقولُ: «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ يُصَلِّي لله تعالىٰ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَيْ عَشَرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعاً غَيْرَ الفَرِيضَةِ، إلَّا بَنَىٰ اللهُ لهُ بَيْتاً في الجَنَّةِ ــ أَوْ ــ إلَّا بُنِيَ لَه بَيْتٌ في الجَنَّةِ». رواه مسلم.
1097/1 - Ramlah bint Abi Sufyān, wife of the Prophet, also known as Um Habībah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she heard the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: “No Muslim prays to Allah Almighty every day 12 Rak‘ahs on a voluntary basis, apart from the obligatory prayers, except that Allah will build for him a house in Paradise - or a house will be built for him in Paradise.” [Narrated by Muslim]
2/1098 ــ عَنْ ابنِ عمرَ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: صلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ركعتَيْن قبلَ الظُّهْرِ، وركْعَتَين بَعْدَهَا، وركعَتَيْن بعدَ الجُمُعَةِ، ورَكْعَتيْن بعدَ المَغرِبِ، ورَكْعتَيْن بَعْدَ العِشَاءِ. متفق عليه.
1098/2 - Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: “I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) two Rak‘ahs before the Zhuhr prayer, two Rak‘ahs after it, two Rak‘ahs after the Friday prayer, two Rak‘ahs after the Maghrib prayer, and two Rak‘ahs after the ‘Ishā’ prayer.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1) الصلوات النوافل من أجَلِّ الفضائل، ومن حافظ عليها كل يوم بنىٰ الله له بيتاً في الجنة.
1) Supererogatory prayers are among the best virtues. If a person performs them regularly every day, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
2) عدد النوافل الراتبة: اثنتا عشرة ركعة، وهي التي تُؤدَّىٰ مع الصلوات المفروضات.
2) The Rawātib (regular Sunnah prayers) are 12 Rak‘ahs, to be offered along with the obligatory prayers.
3) رحمة الله تعالىٰ بعباده المؤمنين المصلِّين، إذ فتح لهم أبواب الخير، ليعظم لهم الأجر.
3) Allah Almighty is merciful towards His believing servants who offer the prayer, as He opens to them the gates to goodness so that they can reap abundant rewards.
3/1099ــ وعَنْ عبد الله بن مُغَفَّلٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «بَيْنَ كُلِّ أذَانَيْن صلاةٌ، بينَ كلِّ أذَانيْن صلاةٌ، بينَ كلِّ أذَانَيْن صلاةٌ» قَالَ في الثالثة: «لمَنْ شاءَ». متفق عليه. المراد بالأذانين: الآذان والإقامة.
1099/3 - ‘Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns.” In the third time, he said: “for whoever wills.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim] The two Adhāns refer to the Adhān (first call to prayer) and Iqāmah (second call to prayer).
1) الصلاة بين كل أذان وإقامة ليست راتبة مؤكّدة، بل هي من النافلة المطلقة.
1) Prayer between every Adhān and Iqāmah is not confirmed Rātibah prayer (a regular Sunnah); rather, it is a general supererogatory prayer.
2) بيان تنوّع الصلوات غير المفروضة، فقد شرع الله الرواتب، وشرع النوافل، والعبد يتخيّر من هدي النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ما يستطيع، ولا يزيد علىٰ الهدي المشروع.
2) It shows the variety of voluntary prayers, as Allah legislated Rawātib and general supererogatory prayers, and a person can choose from them what he can do, without going beyond the Prophet’s prescribed guidance.