Offering Twelve Voluntary Units of Prayer

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعًا بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏”‏ ‏

The Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “Whoever prays twelve units (of voluntary prayer) during the night and day, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

[At-Tirmidhi ~ Hadith Sahih]

Commentary:

The twelve units of voluntary prayer mentioned in this hadith consists of:

  1. Four (4) units before Dhuhr and two (2) units after it
  2. Two (2) units after Maghrib
  3. Two (2) units after Ishaa’
  4. Two (2) units before Fajr

And Allah Knows Best!