English
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer." [Narrated by Ahmad]
(Note: It is said that the night prayer (Tahajjud) is superior due to its added difficulty and distance from showing off, while the regular Sunnah prayers are superior due to their emphasis on following the obligatory prayers. There is no contradiction, as mentioned in Al-Maraqat]
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- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 1236 (unverified) 30% confidence
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Note 1
(۱) قوله: أفضل الصلاة إلخ وقد يقال: التهجد أفضل من حيث زيادة مشقة على النفس وبعده عن الرياء، والرواتب أفضل من حيث الأكدية في المتابعة للمفروضة، فلا منافات. كذا في «المرقاة».