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The Reward of the Prayer Known Among People as the Prayer of Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {s.a}, Also Called the Prayer of the Devout (awabeen)
1556 - رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَسْبَغَ اَلْوُضُوءَ وَ اِفْتَتَحَ اَلصَّلاَةَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِتَسْلِيمَةٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» خَمْسِينَ مَرَّةً اِنْفَتَلَ حِينَ يَنْفَتِلُ وَ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَنْبٌ إِلاَّ غَفَرَ لَهُ.
Hadith.1556 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said:
"Whoever performs ablution and completes it thoroughly, then begins the prayer and prays four units (rak'ahs), separating each two with a taslim (salutation), and recites in each rak'ah the Opening of the Book (Surah al-Fatiha) once and 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) fifty times, he will finish his prayer with nothing between him and Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, except that his sins will be forgiven."
1557 - وَ أَمَّا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ اَلْعَيَّاشِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ فَقَدْ رَوَى فِي كِتَابِهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ اَلسِّمَاكِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقَرَأَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ بِخَمْسِينَ مَرَّةً «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ » كَانَتْ صَلاَةَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ هِيَ صَلاَةُ اَلْأَوَّابِينَ.
Hadith.1557 - Muhammad ibn Mas'ud al-Ayyashi, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, narrated in his book from Abdullah ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn al-Samak, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hisham ibn Salim, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said:
"Whoever prays four rak'ahs (units of prayer) and recites in each rak'ah 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) fifty times, it is the Prayer of Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A}, and it is the prayer of those who turn to Allah (swt) in repentance (al-Awwabin)."
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The Reward of Two rak'ahs with the Recitation of Surah Al-Ikhlas 120 Times
1558 - فِي رِوَايَةِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بِ «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ سِتِّينَ مَرَّةً اِنْفَتَلَ وَ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَنْبٌ» .
Hadith.1558 - In a narration from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Al-Sadiq (as), He said:
"Whoever prays two light (short) units of prayer (Rak'ahs), reciting 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) sixty times in each Rak'ah, will finish the prayer without any sins remaining between him and Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted."
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The Reward of Voluntary Prayers During the Time of Heedlessness
الظاهر أن المراد بالنوادر التي لا يجمعها باب وتكون متفرقة، وقد يطلق على الاخبار الشاذة.
It appears that what is meant by "al-Nawadir" are uncommon reports that do not fall under a specific chapter and are dispersed. The term may also refer to rare or unusual narrations.
1559 - قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «تَنَفَّلُوا فِي سَاعَةِ اَلْغَفْلَةِ وَ لَوْ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا تُورِثَانِ دَارَ اَلْكَرَامَةِ.
Hadith.1559 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said:
"Perform supererogatory (extra) prayers during the time of heedlessness, even if it is just two light rak'ahs (units of prayer), for they lead to the abode of honor."
1560 - وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «دَارَ اَلسَّلاَمِ.
Hadith.1560 - In another narration: "The Abode of Peace."
1561 - رَوَى بُكَيْرُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلضُّحَى قَطُّ.
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."
1562 - وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَلْوَاحِدِ بْنُ اَلْمُخْتَارِ اَلْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلضُّحَى فَقَالَ «أَوَّلُ مَنْ صَلاَّهَا قَوْمُكَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنَ اَلْغَافِلِينَ فَيُصَلُّونَهَا وَ لَمْ يُصَلِّهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ » وَقَالَ «إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّيهَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «مَا هَذِهِ اَلصَّلاَةُ» فَقَالَ أَدَعُهَا يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَكُونُ أَنْهَى «عَبْداً إِذٰا صَلّٰى.
Hadith.1562 - Abdul Wahid ibn al-Mukhtar al-Ansari narrated from Abu Ja'far (as), who said:
"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?’
The man replied: ‘Should I leave it, O’ Commander of the Faithful?’
He (Imam Ali (as)) said: ‘Would I forbid a servant when he prays?’".
1563 - وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلضُّحَى قَطُّ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ لَمْ تُخْبِرْنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُصَلِّي فِي صَدْرِ اَلنَّهَارِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَالَ «بَلَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْعَلُهَا مِنَ اَلثَّمَانِ اَلَّتِي بَعْدَ اَلظُّهْرِ.
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 rak'ahs that are prayed after Dhuhr."
1564 - وَ سَأَلَ عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ ، أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا اَلْوَتْرُ وَ رَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ اَلْفَجْرِ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي وَ لَوْ كَانَ فَضْلاً كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْمَلَ بِهِ وَ أَحَقَّ.
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 adding more, the Messenger of Allah (sw) would have been the most diligent and deserving of it."
