The Reward of Voluntary Prayers During the Time of Heedlessness

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.

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."

Hadith.1560 - In another narration: "The Abode of Peace."

"The Messenger of Allah (sw) never prayed the Duha prayer."

"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?’".

"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."

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."

Hadith.1565 - Uqbah ibn Khalid asked Him (Imam Abu Abdullah (as)) about a man who was praying and another man called out to him, causing him to become distracted and respond to the person's request. What should he do? Imam (as) said: "He should continue with his prayer."

"It is recommended to lighten (shorten) the prayer because of forgetfulness."

"The charity given by a boy, his emancipation (freeing a slave), and leading people in prayer are permissible if he is ten years old."

Hadith.1568 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If you pray with them (in congregation), you will be forgiven according to the number of those who oppose you."

"If you pray, then pray in your sandals (shoes) if they are clean, for that is from the Sunnah."

Hadith.1570 - It is narrated by Al-Halabi from Him (Imam Al-Sadiq (as)) that He said: "If you pray any of the prayers during travel outside of its (regular) time, it will not harm you."

"I entered upon Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) while I intended to ask him about prayer. Without me asking, he began (by saying): 'If you meet Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, with the five obligatory prayers, He will not ask you about anything beyond that.'"

Hadith.1572 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "A believer remains in a state of spiritual reward (mu'aqqib) as long as they are in a state of ritual purity (wudhu)”.

I asked him about a person who has so many missed (Qadha) prayers that he cannot count them, what should he do? Imam (as) said: "Let him pray until he no longer knows how many he has prayed due to their abundance, and he would have compensated for the amount he is aware of." I then asked: "What if he cannot complete all the Qadha prayers?" Imam (as) said: "If his preoccupation is due to seeking a necessary livelihood or helping a fellow believer in need, there is no obligation on him. But if his preoccupation is for gathering worldly gain and being distracted from prayer, then he must make up for them; otherwise, he will meet Allah (swt) while being negligent, belittling, and neglecting the sanctity of Messenger of Allah (sw)." I asked: "What if he still cannot make up for them? Is charity sufficient?" The Imam remained silent for a while and then said: "Let him give charity." I asked: "How much charity?" Imam (as) said: "As much as he can afford, with the minimum being a 'mud' (a specific measure) of food for each missed prayer." I asked: "How many prayers require a 'mud' of charity?" Imam (as) said: "A 'mud' for every two units (rak'ahs) of the night prayer and a 'mud' for every two units of the day prayer." I said: "What if he cannot do this?" Imam (as) said: "Then one 'mud' for every four units of the day prayer." I said: "What if he cannot manage even this?" Imam (as) said: "Then one 'mud' for the entire night prayer and one 'mud' for the entire day prayer. However, prayer is superior, and prayer is superior, and prayer is superior."