Bismillah. One of the things that I’m trying to do to maintain a steadily increasing level of emaan is making a habit of praying my sunnah prayers regularly. Here’s why:
The Messenger of Allah said,
“Allah will build a house in Paradise for whoever is diligent in observing 12 sunnah rakaat (as follows):
4 rakaat before and 2 after the Dhuhr Prayer,
2 after the Maghrib,
2 after the Isha Prayer,
and 2 before the Fajr Prayer.”[Reported by Tirmidhi and others]
We all know that if we miss a sunnah prayer, then there is no sin. But what do we lose as a result of missing sunnah prayers regularly?
- an easy way to earn a house in Jannah!
- a means of earning Allah’s [swt] love:
“My slave does not draw near to Me with anything I love more than what I have made obligatory on him. And my slave continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory actions (e.g. the sunnah prayers) until I love him.”
(click here for the complete hadith)
- a means of closeness to Rasool Allah [saws] in Paradise:
“I ask for your companionship in Paradise”, said Rabiaah ibn Kaab [ra]
“Is there anything else?”, said Rasool Allah [saws]
“That is all”, said Rabiaah
“Then help me with respect to yourself by multiplying your prostrations (i.e. increase your prayers)”, said the Beloved of Allah [saws]
(click here for complete hadith)
- a strong shield against shaitaan:
- the reason for establishing prayer is the remembrance of Allah [Surah Taha:14], and the best shield against shaitaan is the remembrance of Allah. Therefore, establishing prayer is a sheild against shaitaan.
Bottom line: if we don’t have a really, really good reason, then there is NO reason to miss the sunnah prayers! So let’s be diligent in observing the sunnah prayers, in sha Allah. Just look at all that we’re missing out on!
Related posts on how to get into Jannah:
Some issues regarding sunnah prayers:
Sh. Aarij Anwer 
13 replies on “Build Me a House…in Jannah!”
We have the same goal and insha allah we will achieve it! jazak allah khair for the info
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Jazaktur Allah Khair
As-salaamu ‘alikum,
Can you confirm that the hadith includes the numberings? I heard it from shaykh Anwar al-Awlaqi, who did not explicitly mention that the numbers (eg. 4 before dhur, 2 after) was part of the hadith.
Because if it’s not, Taraweeh over 12 rakaat = CHA-CHING!
As Salamo alaikum
The hadith mentions a number: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/1048/zuhr%2012
Also, we can make up sunnah prayers, so even if we miss the sunnahs of zuhr we can make them up, in sha Allah. WAllahu alam.
Now thats a mortgage deal that you cannot beat (and halal too!). Funny how much sacrifice we make to get a house on earth (i.e. busting our backs to pay haram mortgage) but simple things like this we dont do.
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Asalamalakum, I want to ask u regarding the 12 sunnah prayers which should be peformed in order to built a house in jannah everday.The daily prayers i perform is as follow; fajr:2 sunnah,2 fard dhur:4 sunnah,4 fard,2sunnah,2 nafl Asr:4sunnah,4fard Magrib:3sunnah,2sunnah,2nafl Asha:4sunnah,4fard,2sunnah,2nafl,3witr,2nafl. now my question is that the 12 sunnah prayers is included in the prayers i perform or it should performed seperately with every prayer i perform
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Al salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
now I want to know as for the 2 raq’aas after the Ishaa prayer, is that shaf’, or is that 2 raq’aas other than shaf’. Please answere if you know.
Jazakum allah khair.
Al salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
now I want to know as for the 2 raq’aas after the Ishaa prayer, is that shaf’, or is that 2 raq’aas other than shaf’. Please answere if you know.
Jazakum allah khair.
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subhanallah
Tq for the article. How about Fridays, where there’s no zuht, but there is only solat jumuah, and imam Ahmad has said that there isn’t solatul qabliyattan for solatul jumuah?