Back نافلة Arabic Нәфел намаҙҙары (сөннәт) BA নফল ইবাদত Bengali/Bangla نافله FA Sallar Nafila HA नफ़्ल नमाज़ HI Salat nawafil ID نفل لمونځ PS Нафиль Russian Namazet nafile SQ
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In Islam, a Nafl Prayer, (pl. nawafil) (Arabic: صلاة النفل, ṣalāt al-nafl) or optional prayer, is a type of a non-obligatory prayer. They are believed to give extra reward to the person performing them, similar to sunnah prayers.
According to the following tradition (hadith), performing nafl prayers help one to draw closer to Allah and attain success in the afterlife:
Rabi'ah ibn Malik al-Aslami narrated that the Prophet said: "Ask."
Rabi'ah said: "I ask of you to be your companion in Paradise."
The Prophet said: "Or anything else?"
Rabi'ah said: "That is it."
The Prophet said: "Then help me by making many prostrations (i.e., nafl prayers)."[1]
- ^ Hadith - The Book of Prayer - Bulugh al-Maram - Sunnah.Com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم), sunnah.com/bulugh/2/253. Accessed 2 Sept. 2023.