A Description of the Regular Sunnah Prayers
- A Way of Building Your Home in Paradise - (Hikmah Publications, Wales)
 
Author: Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Bazmool (PhD)
Paperback: 88 Pages
Published: Sept. 08

O Muslim, be consistent with the regular supererogatory Prayers, imitating the excellent example of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam ). As Allaah said,

“Indeed, in the Messenger of Allaah you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the meeting with) Allaah and the Last Day, and remembers Allaah much.” [Sooratul-Ahzaab 33:21]

Being consistent with the supererogatory Prayers is also a way to compensate for any fault or deficiency that transpired in the obligatory Prayers.

Man is prone to fall short and fail to achieve perfection, and therefore he is in need of something to compensate for his negligence.

For this reason - O Muslim - you cannot afford to neglect the regular supererogatory Prayers, as this will earn you extra rewards, which you will find with your Lord.

Along with every obligatory act, whether it is the compulsory prayer, compulsory fasting, compulsory zakaat or compulsory Hajj, a corresponding supererogatory act has been legislated. All of these obligations are accompanied by similar supererogatory acts that have been legislated to compensate for any flaw and to rectify any discrepancy.(1)

The fact that Allaah has prescribed different acts of worship, so as to elevate His servants in degrees and cleanse them of their sins, is a blessing which He bestows upon them.

The intent of this book is to clarify these most important verses, according to the explanations of Shaikh 'Abdur Rahmaan ibn Naasir as Sa'dee, may Allaah, the Most High, have mercy upon him, one of the greatest contemporary scholars of our time.

Translator’s Note: Introduction taken from al-Mulakhkhasul-Fiqhee (1/120-123), Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan.
1. Translator’s Note: The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “The first of the actions for which a servant will be held accountable on the Day of Judgement will be his Prayers. If they are correct, then he will be successful and prosper. However, if they are flawed, then he will have failed and lost. If there is a deficiency in his obligatory Prayers, Allaah will say, “See if my servant has any supererogatory Prayers to compensate for the deficiency in his obligatory Prayers.”  Then the rest of his actions will be judged in a similar fashion.” Related by Imaam at-Tirmidhee and others. Refer to Saheehut-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb (no. 538) of al-Albaanee.

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