The Significance of Masnun Salat in Islamic Worship: Benefits, Rewards, and Hadiths

 The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ صَلَاتُهُ،

"Verily, the first thing that a servant will be called to account for on the Day of Judgment from his deeds is his prayer.

فَإِنْ صَلُحَتْ، فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَأَنْجَحَ،

If it is good, then he has succeeded and achieved.

وَإِنْ فَسَدَتْ، فَقَدْ خَابَ وَخَسِرَ،

And if it is defective, then he has failed and lost.

فَإِنْ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِهِ شَيْئًا،

If something is lacking in his obligatory prayer,

قَالَ الرَّبُّ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: "انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ،

Allah Almighty will say: "See if My servant has any voluntary prayers,

فَيُكْمِلَ مِنْهَا مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنَ الْفَرِيضَةِ؟"

so that what was deficient in his obligatory prayers may be made up by it."

ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سَائِرُ أَعْمَالِهِ عَلَى هَذَا.

Then the rest of his deeds will be judged accordingly to that."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) also said,

مَنْ ثَابَرَ عَلَى ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ السُّنَّةِ، بُنِيَ لَهُ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ.

Whoever perseveres in performing twelve rak`ahs of optional prayers, a house will be built for him in Paradise.

أَرْبَعٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ

Four rakahs before Dhuhr prayer, two rakahs after Dhuhr prayer, two rakahs after Maghrib prayer, two rakahs after Isha' prayer, and two rakahs before Fajr prayer.