The voluntary prayers etc.

[HalalFlower]

As Salaam Alaikum, Can anyone clearly explain to me about the prayers after or before sunnah or nafs?

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Wa alaykum a'salam.

The 5 Fard (obligatory) prayers are:
Fajr 2 rakat
Zhuhr 4 rakat
Asr 4 rakat
Maghrib 3 rakat
Isha 4 rakat

The Sunnah prayers associated with each of these are:
2 rakat before Fajr
4 rakat before Zhuhr and 2 rakat after Zhuhr
2 rakat after Maghrib
2 rakat after Isha

Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A house will be built in Paradise for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak'ah of optional salah other than the obligatory salah in day and night, to seek the pleasure of Allah." (Muslim)
This is referring to the above Sunnah prayers I mentioned.

There are also other voluntary prayers such as:
Tahajjud, Witr, Duha..etc.

Do you need those explained too?

[Little_Lion]

Wa alaykum a'salam.

The 5 Fard (obligatory) prayers are:
Fajr 2 rakat
Zhuhr 4 rakat
Asr 4 rakat
Maghrib 3 rakat
Isha 4 rakat

The Sunnah prayers associated with each of these are:
2 rakat before Fajr
4 rakat before Zhuhr and 2 rakat after Zhuhr
2 rakat after Maghrib
2 rakat after Isha

Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A house will be built in Paradise for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak'ah of optional salah other than the obligatory salah in day and night, to seek the pleasure of Allah." (Muslim)
This is referring to the above Sunnah prayers I mentioned.

There are also other voluntary prayers such as:
Tahajjud, Witr, Duha..etc.

Do you need those explained too?

I would enjoy an explanation if you wouldn't mind, insha'Allah?

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I would enjoy an explanation if you wouldn't mind, insha'Allah?

A'salamu alaykum, sister. Sure, no problem.

So other than the ones I mentioned in my first post there are the following voluntary prayers:
Tahajjud (Night prayer) - 2-10 rakat

Witr - It is offered before sleeping after Isha, or if you are sure you will wake up for Tahajjud then it is preferable to offer Witr after Tahajjud prayer. Witr is praying an odd number of rakat such as 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 rakat.

Duha (Sunrise prayer) - Minimum 2 rakat, with no maximum mentioned.

Other than these there are also:
4 rakat after Zhuhr
2 rakat upon entering the Masjid
2 rakat after completing Wudu
4 rakat before the Asr prayer
4 rakat after Isha

And the prayers are not limited to these! There are others such as the eclipse prayer, Istikhara, etc.

SubhanAllah. You should look up how to pray each one, at what times, etc. They are all mentioned in Ahadeeth. And if you ask, I will post all that information here. I just thought it'd be confusing. So these are the basics. Do you have any questions?

Allah knows best.