The Supplementary Prayers That The Prophet Never Missed

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْغَدَاةِ

Narrated 'Aishah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.

Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud, hadith 1253

Grade: Sahih (authentic)

Translation adapted from sunnah.com

Lessons:

1. Rasulullah ﷺ would always perform four rak’ahs of supplementary prayer before Zuhur prayers.

 

2. He would also always pray two rak’ahs before the Subuh prayer.

Let’s follow in his footsteps and perform supplementary prayers before these two obligatory prayers.